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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 14, 2016

MOTION NO.3

MOTION: Councillor P. Donovan

That this Council advocated to establish a single interagency oversight committee for the River Dodder to maximise and enhance the management of this valued amenity from the Mountains to the Sea and harness the Economic, Biodiverse and Social Wellbeing that that this river can and does bring to the Communities of South Dublin. 

REPORT:

A number of State Agencies and Authorities have a role in the operation and management of the River Dodder.  All of the various roles and responsibilities of these Agencies, (e.g. OPW, NPWS, EPA, SDCC, DCC, DLRCC,) are assigned to them under National legislation.  Therefore for any Single Agency to have oversight as suggested in the Motion, new or amending legislation would have to be enacted.

It should be noted that South Dublin County Council routinely and regularly liaises with the other relevant Agencies, (e.g. OPW, NPWS) to ensure that the River Dodder is maintained in accordance with best environmental practice and will continue to do so in the future.