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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 08, 2015

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

"To ask the Chief Executive to arrange for the pruning back of hedging at the following locations, and to state when this work will be carried out;

- hedges blocking the pedestrian path on the Greenhills Road between the Dip (Greenpark) and the Walkinstown Roundabout;

- hedges at Greentrees Park (5 and 8 Acres);

- hedges blocking the pedestrian path on Wellington Lane between Faugh's and the Spawell?"

REPLY:

In accordance with the provisions of Section 40 of the Wildlife Act which prohibits hedge cutting from March 1st - August 31st, the Council's Public Realm Section generally undertakes its annual programme of hedgecutting between the start of September and the end of February.  The locations for hedgecutting are listed in the annual Tree Maintenance Programme and the scheduling of hedge cutting operations has recently commenced for the autumn 2015/spring 2016 period.

The hedges at the above locations will be cut as part of the autumn 2015/spring 2016 hedge cutting programme.  Hedge cutting has recently been completed on Wellington Lane between Faugh's and the Spawell.