COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor D. O'Brien

"That this Area Committee ask the Chief Executive for a report on the roundabout at Earlsfort Estate. Why has the roundabout been left unfinished for so long."

REPORT:

The roundabout at Earlsfort estate was designed and planted in an effort to reduce maintenance while providing an attractive visual feature. Both hard and soft landscaping works have been completed. The main plant on the roundabout which is currently in flower is known as Perovskia. This is a herbaceous perennial plant/subshrub. This is under planted with a variety of bulbs.

As with any new planting there is always a risk with plants failing in the early years. This has occurred in this instance and resulted in the dense weed growth which was experienced during the summer months. To prevent the weed issue becoming problematic in the future, the Perovskia will be underplanted with a low growing ground cover plant to help supress the weeds. This work will be carried out in Quarter 4.