COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

QUESTION NO.6

QUESTION: Councillor E. Murphy

"To ask the Chief Executive if the area surrounding the bridge between Prospect Manor and the Edmondstown Road has been listed for treatment for the invasive species Japanese Knotweed? Can the Council please confirm timescales of previous treatment for the species in this particular area and plans for further treatment?

REPLY:

"The location in question at the bridge between Prospect Manor and the Edmondstown Road where Japanese Knotweed is present has been surveyed and mapped by staff from the Council's Public Realm Section.  The Council's treatment programme for invasive species has commenced and it is expected that the area in question will be treated before the end of September."