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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 08, 2016

MOTION NO. 1

MOTION: Councillor E. Murphy

"To ask the Chief Executive if he will consider installing an additional street lighting in the laneway between Scholarstown Park and Dargle Wood. Residents of Scholarstown Park have contacted me in relation to the poor standard of lighting on the pedestrian pathway between Scholarstown Park and Dargle Wood estate.

Presently there is one street light at the bottom of the path which is usually hidden in a chestnut tree hampering its effectiveness. 

Since the removal of the 15 bus terminus at Scholarstown Road the nearest stop is now on the Knocklyon Road at Dargle Wood which means that there is extra traffic on the pathway as residents use the pathway to access the bus stop.

Therefore would the Council please consider the possibility of positioning another light on the pathway especially now with the approach of winter and dark nights ahead"

REPORT:

"The laneway in question has been inspected by the Public Lighting Engineer. An additional light will be installed.  

However it is important to note that the footpath runs directly under several dense and mature trees. In a situation such as this it can be difficult to achieve the optimum result."