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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

"To ask the Chief Executive to provide a map of the proposed new path in Greenhills Park; to ask him how he will ensure that there is no negative effect to any of the playing pitches in terms of construction and the final path; to ask him to explain how any concerns with flooding will be alleviated; to ask him if repairs will take place to the existing path from the allocated funding; to ask him if public lighting will be extended on the path beside Greenhills College; and to make a statement on the matter?"

REPLY:

"A layout plan for the proposed new pathway at Greenhills Park is not available as yet, it will be provided to the elected members for the area as soon as it is available.  It is proposed that the new pathway will start at the St James' Road entrance to the park and end at the St Anthony's Crescent entrance.  There is limited space available at the rear of the St Anthony's Crescent and St Malachy's Drive houses, near the Bowling Green, due to the location of the playing pitches and it is therefore not proposed at this time to extend the new path to this area.

It is proposed that a land drain will be installed as part of the pathway construction and this should resolve any potential flooding/water ponding issues that might arise from the construction.  The existing paths in the park will be examined to determine if there are any repairs necessary and these can be carried out in conjunction with the surfacing of the new path.  It is not proposed that any additional public lighting will be installed in the park as part of this scheme, however cable ducting will be provided under the new path for future provision of public lighting if this is deemed to be necessary in the future."