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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

MOTION NO. 2

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

''That this committee agrees with Clondalkin Tidy Towns group and asks that due to ongoing anti-social behaviour and vandalism At Mount St. Joseph Graveyard that the wall facing onto Monastery road is heightened to prohibit access and that SDCC endeavour to do the work or get Keland Homes to carry out this much needed work before the Local historic site is taken in charge  . also to ask for an update on where the taking in charge process is at in relation to Mount St Joseph Graveyard , It should also be acknowledged that Kelland Homes have been very accommodating to date - they gave CTT their keys to St.Josephs as well as allowing us to clear the cemetery and they themselves in consultation with SDCC have done a tremendous amount of restoration work to date.''

REPORT:

Works to heighten the wall at Mount St. Joseph’s Graveyard would result in a material change, would not be appropriate and would not be conservation and repair works. Furthermore, given the presence of 2 existing opes in the boundary wall; raising the height of it would do little to restrict access to the graveyard. The existing fence serves to restrict access to the graveyard.

The open space and graveyard are now under the maintenance of the Public Realm Section.