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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor Rob Russell

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report of what works have taken place in Ballycragh Park following on from the March Deputations meeting with Ferncourt Residents Association?"

REPLY:

The commitments given to the Ferncourt residents were as follows -

  1. Look at edging the paths in Ballycragh Park later this year by scraping with a mini-digger. 
  2. Continue to monitor the rodent problem to ensure it doesn’t get any worse. 
  3. Will propose replacement of gates and fencing around playground but it will have to be done as part of next year’s budget.   
  4. Will examine an issue reported about the surfacing in the playground. 
  5. Entrance & exit of the park to be looked at, site meeting to be held with the group.  

The current status of these items is as follows -

  1. Edging of paths in the park will be carried out later in the summer months, when pressure from grass cutting eases.
  2. The response to the reported rodent problem is ongoing, the Council's pest control specialist continues to bait the area as necessary and to monitor the situation and report back on a regular basis.
  3. The proposal to replace the fence around the playspace will be costed and included in the draft improvement works programme for 2019 which will be presented to the area committees in December 2018/January 2019.
  4. The item reported regarding problems with safety surfacing has been resolved.
  5. The proposed site meeting has taken place.  An order has been placed for modification of the entrance barrier to be carried out.