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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

"To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the Tree Maintenance Scheme and what the current policy is where a tree is lifting the footpath?  Is this considered a danger to be dealt with immediately or does it have to wait for an estate-wide inspection to be dealt with?"

REPLY:

The Council's 3-year Tree Maintenance Programme 2017-2019 is available on the Council's website www.sdcc.ie.

Since January 1, 2018, tree maintenance works have been completed in the following locations:

Aranleigh Mount, Aranleigh Gardens & Aranleigh Court, Dargle wood estate, Fonthill Road, Fonthill Park, Hillside Park, Monalea Grove, Monalea Wood, Muckross estate, Rossmore Road, St. Enda's Park, St. Enda's Drive, Willbrook estate and Woodlawn Park Grove .

Tree maintenance works are currently ongoing and are scheduled for completion by the end of September at the following locations:

Ballycullen Avenue, Ballytore Road, Beechfield Road, Cherryfield Road, Dangan Park and Fairways estate.

Locations on the Tree Maintenance Programme scheduled for completion by 2018 year end include the following:

Crannagh estate, Castlefield Orchard, Dangan Drive & Avenue, Glenbrook Park, Hillsbrook estate, Orchardstown Drive, Templeville Drive, Whitechurch Way.

In regard to damaged footpaths, these are reported to the Council's Road Maintenance section for inspection and follow-up.  Where tree works are required to facilitate repair of a footpath, these are carried out as necessary.