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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

QUESTION NO. 22

QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

"To ask the Chief Executive to report on why it has taken so long to remove dumped material from the back of the laneway between Wheatfield Road and Oak Court, Palmerstown, to confirm that as of this meeting the works have been done; and if a statement could be made on the matter?"

REPLY:

The laneway in question is shown on the attached map. The portion of the laneway shown outlined in red is a private laneway not in charge of the Council.

The balance of the laneway comprises a hard surfaced area coloured yellow and an adjoining grassed area coloured green. There is a public right of way over the hard surfaced area which is in charge of the Council. However, title to this portion of the laneway is registered to Barry Lyons and Graham Kenny. The grassed area is not in charge of the Council and as such there is not a public right of way over this portion of the laneway. Most of the grassed area is also registered to these two individuals. Some of the residents of Oakcourt have recently acquired title to that portion of the grassed area immediately to the rear of their gardens. The maintenance and upkeep of the area coloured green is a matter for the landowner.

Dumping continues to be a problem in this laneway and while the areas in public ownership were noted to be reasonably clean at a recent site inspection, there was a fridge-freezer dumped behind the Glenaulin Green end of the lane. Arrangements are currently in hand to have it removed.