COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, April 23, 2018

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor B. Leech

"Can I be furnished with information as to what role the rail Procurement Agency played in establishing the Luas Tram link to City west. From the Fettercairn Stop to the junction of Cheeverstown Road there is a strip of land that is lying derelict for a long number of years. Whose responsibility is it to have this land properly landscaped to the satisfaction of the Fettercairn Residents? Is it the Council or is it the Rail Procurement Agency albeit Luas. This green strip is an eyesore. What ancillaries or utilities are beneath this land, has an infill been ruled out? What plans if any are there for this land, and also the waste land that runs along the Cheeverstown Road behind Kilmartin Estate?"   

REPLY:

"The RPA were responsible for the design and construction of the Luas line to Citywest.  The land for the Luas line is the subject of a licence agreement between RPA, now Transport Infrastructure Ireland, and the Council. The land to the rear of Fettercairn is South Dublin County Council land. The land was looked at some years ago by Architects Department to ascertain its suitability for housing development. This land is constrained by services underground, including a large waterpipe, as well as restrictive access.  As a result it was deemed as unsuitable for housing development.

The Council have no plans for the lands at Fettercairn. The lands at Kilmartin along Cheeverstown Road could be considered as suitable for a community garden, which will be considered in consultation with the Housing and Community Department."