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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

"To ask the Chief Executive if he plans to cut back the trees surrounding the new LED lights installed within the Knocklyon Woods Estates?  The new lights are an enormous improvement to the area, but unfortunately they are being blocked by surrounding trees?"

REPLY:

Staff from the Council's Public Realm and Public Lighting sections have jointly inspected the new LED public lighting installations within the Knocklyon Woods Estates to review the impact of trees on the lights.  The most recent scheme of LED lighting installations has occurred along a number of laneways within Knocklyon Woods.  Any trees and vegetation impeding the functioning of the new lighting within these laneways has recently been cut back or removed as required by Council staff.  In order to identify and address issues of trees in conflict with older lighting schemes within the estate, a survey of all trees in the estate will be carried out to inform a future programme of tree maintenance works for the area.