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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 08, 2015

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor S. Holland

"Following a tour of Friarstown and Piperstown, I would like to request that a stream on the Upper Cunard Road is diverted away from the roadside.  It is currently being used to cool copper wire - the plastic is being stripped and burned off the wire at this site which provides access to a quick getaway and it would deter those responsible if the stream were not available to cool it." 

REPORT:

It is not possible or desirable to divert this stream. Streams by their nature occupy the lowest point in the local topography and any attempt to relocate them could give rise to residual drainage problems. 

Furthermore the stream is located in private property and any attempt to divert it would require the permission of the landowners. 

The issue should more appropriately be brought to the attention of the law enforcement authorities. 

The matter has also been referred to the waste enforcement section of the Council.