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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor C. McMahon

"To ask the Chief Executive to carry out a major clean up of the car park at the junction of Grange Road Rathfarnham R822 and Nutgrove Ave R821 and to ask the council how often it is scheduled for cleaning? This area has been neglected over the last few years & requires attention."

REPLY:

"Provision was made in the 2017 Public Realm Improvement Works Programme to carry out a scheme of minor improvements to the area in question.  The scheme did not proceed in 2017 however it is hoped that works will be carried out to this area in the current year in accordance with the 2017 commitment.  The scheme was put on hold in 2017 pending information on the continuation of the Grange Road Cycle Way Scheme, as it was felt that there was the possibility of some conflict between the two proposed schemes.  No funding was received in 2017 for phase 2 of the cycle scheme however it has now been confirmed that the necessary funding is in place.  It will be necessary to ensure that works proposed to be carried out at the Grange Road car park are not in conflict with the completion of the cycle scheme, and to this end Public realm with liaise with the Roads Section on the design of the scheme.

The issues raised here such as screening of the bottle bank, replacement of the cycle shelter and illegal signage will be examined and included in the public realm improvement scheme.  It will also include a planting scheme and boundary treatment to replace the existing concrete bollards and low concrete wall.  The car park and surrounding area will also be cleaned up as requested here."