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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, January 22, 2018

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor K. Mahon

"To ask the Chief Executive to please advise what steps will be taken to close off any potential for unauthorised car access at the Seskin View Road gate to Dodder Valley Park?   A car was dumped and burnt inside the Park recently which could have seen huge damage to a Park that is benefiting hugely from ongoing work.  A bollard or adjustment to the line of the walls at the relevant point would solve this issue.  Can the Chief Executive provide a timeframe for this work?"

REPLY:

"The car which was burnt out recently in Dodder Valley Park gained entry to the park at the access to the cycleway and footpath which is adjacent to the main vehicular entrance to the park on Seskin View Road.  Measures will now be put in place to prevent cars from gaining entry to the park at this point.  It will also be necessary to examine and establish any other locations where it is possible for a car to gain entry to the park, and similar measures will have to be put in place there also.  This will include an examination of the entry points to the park on Firhouse Road.  These measures will be put in place as a matter of priority over the coming days."