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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

"To ask for a report into St. Joseph's Graveyard on Monastery Road, what efforts are beeing made to peserve same and can the owners/builders be asked to heighten wall around to protect it, at  Clondalkin Tidy Towns request?"

REPLY:

St. Joseph’s Church ruins and graveyard is listed as a Protected Structure RPS Ref. 427 in the County Development Plan (2016-2022). As part of the taking in charge process the condition of the structure was assessed in conjunction with the Councils Architectural Conservation Officer. Following recommendations, the owners of the structure engaged the services of a conservation contractor who specialises in the repair of masonry and stone work to undertake conservation works to some of the walls. These works have been carried out in full to the satisfaction of the Council. In addition the owner of the structure installed gates to restrict access to the two crypts on foot of a request by the Council.

Given that the cemetery is surrounded by an existing fence, there are no proposals to raise the height of the walls.