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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

"To ask the Chief Executive, to consider introducing an additional apiary to the Lucan area should the existing apiary in Mill Lane Palmerstown remain successful. An apiary could be installed along the river Liffey and discussed as part of the plans for tourism and economic development projects and initiatives pertaining to the Liffey Valley?” 

REPLY:

A small area of the allotment site in Mill Lane was fenced off in March 2017 in preparation for the development of an apiary. One hive was installed on site on Thursday 20^th April 2017 with a second nucleus hive installed during the summer. The hives fared well during the year however due to the proximity of the adjacent allotment plots the site was considered to be too restrictive.

A new site was identified in the sports grounds on the opposite side of Mill Lane that would be more suitable. A fence was erected around this site early this year and the existing bees in Mill Lane Allotment was relocated to the new site in April 2018.

At this stage there are no plans to introduce an additional apiary however the matter will be reconsidered in the event that an application is received for one, subject to the identification of a suitable site.