COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
QUESTION NO. 11
QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney
"To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on tree pruning and removal, including stump removal works, for this year in the Dublin 12 area; to state how trees under electricity wires have been dealt with; to provide a specific update on the progress regarding the approved scheme for St Joseph's Rd; and to state if Dublin 12 will be prioritised in 2017 for the planting of suitable replacement trees given the level of necessary removals in the area in recent years?"
REPLY:
"A full report on the progress of the 2016 Tree Maintenance Programme in the Rathfarnham/Templeogue-Terenure areas was presented at the September meeting of this Area Committee. The following is an update of tree maintenance, tree stump removals and tree works carried out under ESB wires in the Dublin 12 area during 2016. The works in the vicinity of ESB wires were carried out with the assistance of external arborists trained in the specialist skills of utility arboriculture who are equipped with appropriately insulated equipment and are approved by the ESB to carry out tree maintenance works where trees are in conflict with ESB wires.
Tree Maintenance
|
Estate |
Tree numbers |
Status |
|
Muckross estate |
46 |
Tree survey complete Programme of tree pruning and removal to be scheduled as part of ongoing 2016 Tree Maintenance Programme. |
Tree Stump Removal
|
House No. |
Estate |
Works Required |
Status |
|
19 |
Millgate Drive |
Stump removal |
|
|
18 |
St Brendans Crescent |
Stump removal |
|
|
199 |
St James Road |
Stump removal |
|
|
side 324A |
St James Road (St Finbarr's Close) |
Stump removal |
|
|
30 |
St Malachy's Road |
Stump removal |
|
|
29 |
St Peters Road |
Stump removal |
Removed |
|
73 |
St Peters Road |
Stump removal |
Removed |
|
95 |
St Peters Road |
Stump removal |
Removed |
|
99 |
St Peters Road |
Stump removal |
Removed |
|
194 |
St Peters Road |
Stump removal |
Removed |
|
199 |
St Peters Road |
Stump removal |
Removed |
|
56 |
St Peters Road |
Stump removal |
Removed |
|
122 |
St Peters Road |
Stump removal |
Removed |
|
26 |
St Peters Road |
Stump removal |
Removed |
|
28 |
St Peters Road |
Stump removal |
Removed |
|
56 |
St Peters Road |
Stump removal |
Removed |
Tree Maintenance carried out under ESB wires during 2016
|
House No. |
Location |
Works Completed |
|
|
39 |
Dangan Park |
Prune 1 tree |
|
|
24 |
Dangan Park |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
9 |
Fortfield Park |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
3 |
Fortfield Park |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
23 |
Muckross Avenue |
Remove 1 dead tree |
|
|
25 |
Muckross Avenue – open space |
Prune 1 tree |
|
|
25 |
Muckross Avenue Open space |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
73 |
Rockfield Avenue |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
95 |
Rockfield Avenue |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
122 |
Rockfield Avenue |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
51 |
St Brendans Crescent |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
21/23 |
St Columbas Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
28 |
St Columbas Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
41 |
St Columbas Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
65 |
St Conleths Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
45/47 |
St Conleths Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
61 |
St Conleths Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
36 |
St Conleths Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
72 |
St James Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
74 |
St James Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
62/64 |
St Patricks Road |
Prune 1 tree |
|
|
79 |
St Patricks Road |
Prune 1 tree |
|
|
10 |
St Patricks Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
83 |
St Patricks Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
56 |
St Patricks Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
113 |
St Patricks Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
46 |
St Patricks Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
123 |
St Patricks Road |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
71 |
St Peters Crescent |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
47 |
St Peters Crescent |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
21/22 |
St Peters Drive |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
19 |
St Peters Drive |
Remove 1 tree |
|
|
28 |
St Peters Drive |
Remove 1 tree |
A programme of tree planting
Tree planting Winter 2016/ Spring 2017
A programme of tree planting in the Rathfarnham/Templeogue-Terenure areas to be carried out during Winter 2016 / Spring 2017 was presented at the June meeting of this Area Committee. The following is a list of locations and tree species proposed for planting in the Dublin 12 area.
| House No. | Location | Area | Site Type | Quantity | Species | Size |
| 26/28 | Hillsbrook Avenue | Perrystown | street | 1 | Prunus padus 'watereri | 12-14 cm |
| 34/36 | Hillsbrook Avenue | Perrystown | street | 1 | Acer rubrum'Somerset' | 12-14 cm |
| 38/40 | Hillsbrook Avenue | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Amelanchier lamarckii 'Robin Hill' | 12-14 cm |
| 42/44 | Hillsbrook Avenue | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Prunus padus 'watereri | 12-14 cm |
| 50/52 | Hillsbrook Avenue | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Prunus serrulata 'Tai Haku' | 12-14 cm |
| 54/56 | Hillsbrook Avenue | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Acer rubrum'Somerset' | 12-14 cm |
| 21 | Hillsbrook Avenue | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Amelanchier lamarckii 'Robin Hill' | 12-14 cm |
| 35 | Hillsbrook Avenue | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Amelanchier lamarckii 'Robin Hill' | 12-14 cm |
| 53 | Hillsbrook Avenue | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Amelanchier lamarckii 'Robin Hill' | 12-14 cm |
| 53 side of | Hillsbrook Avenue | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Amelanchier lamarckii 'Robin Hill' | 12-14 cm |
| 33 | Hillsbrook Drive | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Malus Trilobata | 12-14 cm |
| 33 | Hillsbrook Drive | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Prunus padus 'watereri | 12-14 cm |
| 47 | Hillsbrook Drive | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Prunus padus 'watereri | 12-14 cm |
| 20 | Dangan Park | Perrystown | Street | 2 | Malus Trilobata | 12-14 cm |
| 21 side of | Dangan Park | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Malus Trilobata | 12-14 cm |
| 8 | Dangan Park | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Malus Trilobata | 12-14 cm |
| 10 | Dangan Park | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Amelanchier lamarckii 'Robin Hill' | 12-14 cm |
| 26 | Dangan Park | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Amelanchier lamarckii 'Robin Hill' | 12-14 cm |
| 27 | Dangan Park | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Malus Trilobata | 12-14 cm |
| 41/42 | Dangan Park | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Acer campestre 'Red Shine' | 12-14 cm |
| 39 | Shelton Park | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Amelanchier lamarckii 'Robin Hill' | 12-14 cm |
| 40 | Shelton Park | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Malus Trilobata | 12-14 cm |
| 61 | Shelton Park | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Amelanchier lamarckii 'Robin Hill' | 12-14 cm |
| Dangan Park | Perrystown | O/S | 16 | Metasequoa glyptostroboides | 12-14 cm | |
| 1A after house | Dangan Avenue | Perrystown | O/S | 3 | Amelanchier lamarckii 'Robin Hill' | 12-14 cm |
| Hillsbrook Avenue | Perrystown | O/S & grass verge | 5 | Pinus wallichiana x 2; Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' x1; Acer campestre 'Red Shine' x2 | 12-14 cm | |
| 14 | Shelton Gardens | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Amelanchier lamarckii 'Robin Hill' | 12-14 cm |
| 33/35 | Shelton Gardens | Perrystown | Street | 1 | Amelanchier lamarckii 'Robin Hill' |
12-14 cm
|
In addition to the above programme, street tree planting will take place along St Joeseph's Road to replace trees removed previously. Opportunities for replacement planting are limited by a proliferation of services located within the grass and roadside margins. A scheme for proposed tree planting is currently in preparation in consultation with the Council's Roads Section and specifications are being developed for the design of tree pits that will enhance the establishment and long term viability of new trees planted in this challenging growing environment."