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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 08, 2016

MOTION NO.1

MOTION: Councillor S. Holland

That this council, having regard to the communities 30 year campaign, the endorsements from far and wide, the consultations with other hillside farming groups and national bodies and the European regulations, now install cattle grids on the 4 sites laid out, in order to preserve the heritage and farming rights of the common grazing grounds in the Dublin Mountains.

REPORT:

South Dublin County Council have not changed or interfered with the hill farming grounds in the Dublin Mountains. It appears that sheep are straying from mountains and grazing on the private gardens further down the valley. The responsibility for fencing in the animals in the first instance lies with the owners/users of the commonage.

The installation of cattle grids is not considered safe for cycling on hilly areas where the cycling are travelling downhill at speed.

Therefore it is not intended to install cattle grids.