COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor E. O'Brien

"To ask the Chief Executive to provide an report on the 12th Lock to Hazel Hatch Greenway project and in particular to outline if contact has been made with Kildare Council to advance this project and if the feasibility study relating to the link between the Grand Canal greenway and Royal Canal greenway has been completed?"

REPLY:

The Grand Canal Greenway from 12th Lock to Hazelhatch is part of an overall Waterways Ireland Greenway proposal for a 132km Greenway from Grand Canal Dock to Shannon Harbour. Sections of the Greenway are already in place and Dublin City, South Dublin, Kildare and Offaly Count Councils are all working with Waterways Ireland to progress the remaining sections of the Greenway. The final section to be completed within South Dublin is the 12th lock to Hazelhatch section (approx 4.5km). Ecology surveys of the route are due to be complete by the end of October when the Ecological reports can be prepared for the planning process. 

A section 85 agreement is in place with Kildare County Council for South Dublin to complete the section of Greenway (between Hazelhatch and Gollierstown) that lies within Kildare County Councils jurisdiction.

Consultants (Barrys Transportation) were recently appointed to carry out the feasibility study for the link between the Grand Canal and the Royal Canal. A project initiation meeting was held between Fingal Co Co, South Dublin Co Co and Barrys Transportation and work on the feasibility study has now commenced.