COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

MOTION NO. 21

MOTION: Councillor M. Johansson

"That this Committee agree that bottle bank facilities are badly needed in the North Clondalkin area, and request a report by management on the progress of locations in North Clondalkin for such facilities."

REPORT:

As reported in Area Committee meeting of 16^th May 2018, South Dublin County Council has been investigating some sites for possible location of Recycling bottle and can banks in the following areas in North Clondalkin:

1. Neilstown Shopping Centre,
2. Rowlagh Shopping Centre,
3. Woodford Shopping Centre,
4. Lidl Car park , Nangor Road.
5. Parking spaces along Liscarne Road along the boundary of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
6. A lay-by along Neilstown Road, adjacent Harelawn Green Estate
7. Open Space along St Mark's Avenue and Rowlagh Park
8. Neilstown Road Bring Bank located 50m from Cappaghmore House at the junction of Neilstown Road and Lucan Newlands Road

Summary of progress made in these sites are as follows:

The management companies of Neilstown Shopping Centres, Rowlagh Shopping Centres, Woodford Shopping Centre, Lidl Car park, Nangor Road turned down our request to locate the bottle banks at their sites. These sites are now ruled out and there will be no further investigations on them.

 Lay-by along Liscarne Close opposite the Church of Immaculate Heart of Mary:

The Parish has written a letter on behalf of the community around the area recommending that they would prefer South Dublin County Council to include a bottle bank in the proposed new Library that is about to be constructed just opposite the Church. This request is being discussed at Departmental level.

Open space along St Mark’s Avenue/Rowlagh Park:

Public consultation has been completed. South Dublin County Council has received a petition signed by the residents of St Mark’s Estate rejecting our proposal to locate a bring bank in the  open space along St Mark’s Avenue /Rowlagh Park. This site has been rulled out and will no longer be pursued.

A lay-by along Neilstown Road, adjacent Harelawn Green Estate:

This site has been examined by our Traffic Department and they have advised that this will not be a suitable location due to the likely increase in the volume of traffic in the estate due to the bottle bank. This site has been ruled out.

Proposed Neilstown Road Bring Bank  located 50m from Cappaghmore House at the junction of Neilstown Road and Lucan Newlands road.

This site has been examined by our Traffic Department and  they have advised  that it is possible to put a bottle bank along this road depending on the site development cost. It is also noted that there is housing development taking place in the open field.