COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

"That the Chief Executive gives a update report on previously agreed motion below and outlines when we might see them becoming a reality?"

 ''That this Committee calls on SDCC to present a report on Recycling bottle and can banks in Clondalkin and to look at placing them at Woodford shops, Bawnogue Shopping Centre and Neilstown Shopping Centre. This motion also calls for a media campaign for residents to recycle.''

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council has been investigating some sites for possible location of Recycling bottle and can banks in the following areas in Clondalkin:

  1. Neilstown Shopping Centre,
  2. Rowllagh Shopping Centre,
  3. Woodford Shopping Centre,
  4. Lidle Car park, Nangor Road.

It should be noted that Bawnogue shopping centre is not included in the above list as a bring site is already in place in Bawnogue at the Community and Enterprise Centre. 

Progress made in pursuing these sites are described below:

Letters were written to the management companies of these sites asking them if they can allow us to use their sites as potential location of our bring banks. If they were in agreement we asked for their permission to pursue the matter further through public consultation of the residents who might be within 50 m of the proposed site. These letters were followed up by meetings with some of the management companies. In the case of Neilstown S/C, Rowlagh S/C, Lidle car park the management companies refused to give us permission to use their sites for bring bank. The reasons given were due to lack of space and also illegal dumping associated with bring banks despite the fact that we gave them commitment that stringent cleaning measures will be put in place. Hence these sites have been ruled out.

In the case of Woodford shopping centre the proposed site is within an overflow car park belonging to the Church of Presentation. We had a meeting with the Parish Priest who initially gave us his permision to proceed with the public consultation with residents within 50 m radius of the proposed bring bank location. We proceeded with the public consultation by distributing letters to the shops in the shopping centre and residents within 50 m radius of proposed location on 20th February 2018. On subsequent follow up with the Parish Priest on the 9th May 2018, he informed us that our request has been rejected. Hence Woodford shopping centre has been ruled out. 

Efforts have continued to further identify potential sites in North Clondalkin.

The following sites have been identified as potential locations:

  1. Lay-by along Liscarne Close opposite the Church of Immaculate Heart of Mary. The lay-by is a series of parking space provided along the boundary wall of the church on Liscarne Close. It is an ideal place for location of bring banks because no site development cost is involved. Our Traffic department has examined the site with regards to traffic issues and they have confirmed that there are no issues. We have further progressed this site to a public consultation stage by dropping letters to the residents and the Parish Priest within 50 m radius of the site on 12th March 2018. We have received no replies yet.  We will continue to pursue this matter.
  2. Open space along St Mark’s Avenue/Rowlagh Park. This is an open field along St Mark’s Avenue/Rawlagh.  Public Consultation letters were distributed to residents within 50 m radius of our proposed location. No replies have been received although we received a phone call from a resident stating his objection. He was advised to put his objection in writing but he has not done so yet.
  3. A lay-by along Neilstown Road, adjacent Harelawn Green Estate: We are examining traffic issues with the road department.

   In summary we have investigated the following sites:

  1. Neilstown Shopping Centre,
  2. Rowllagh Shopping Centre,
  3. Woodford Shopping Centre,
  4. Lidle Car park, Nangor Road
  5. Parking spaces along Liscarne Road along the boundary of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
  6. Open Space along St Mark's Avenue and Rowlagh Park
  7. A lay-by along Neilstown Road, adjacent Harelawn Green Estate
  8. Neilstown Road Bring Bnk  located 50m from Cappaghmore house at the Junction of Neilstown Road and Lucan Newlands road leading to Ronanstown Garda Station adjacent to the sport field 

Neilstown Avenue Schopping Centre, Rowlagh Shopping Centre, Lidle Car Park along Nangor Road and Woodford shopping centre are ruled out as the management companies have refused permission to locate bring banks in these areas.

A lay-by along Neilstown Road adjacent Harelawn Green Estate will be examined with respect to traffic considerations.

Neilstown Road Bring Bank located 50m from Cappaghmore House at the Junction of Neilstown Road and Lucan Newlands Road leading to Ronanstown Garda Station adjacent to the sport field will be examined with respect to traffic consideration.

We plan to finalise these sites at the end of June 2018.