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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

MOTION NO. 10

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

That this Area Committee requests a report on the apiary in Mill Lane, Palmerstown. Since it’s implementation there has been repeated requests to provide local honey in the area. This committee examines possibility of introducing one into the Lucan area, possibly along the Liffey River/Valley and could such project be part of the Blue Way plans.

REPORT:

The apiary in Mill Lane which was established in April 2018 currently consists of one colony of bees. Subject to everything going well it is planned to install 2 further colonies in the apiary in March/April. Future plans could see this rise to a total of 5 colonies in 2020.

Further development of the apiary in 2019 will include the planting of shrubs along the fence line to provide protection for the site. This is expected to occur in February/March.

In 2017, South Dublin County Council and Fingal County Council commissioned Venturei Network to carry out a feasibility assessment for the development of Liffey Blueway.  It was reported to the Lucan Area Committee and to the full Council that this section of the River Liffey is not suited to Blueway Branding and that investment in and sustaining a Blueway in the study area will not result in significant uplift in inbound tourism and that it was recommended that the Blueway is not pursued at this time.  Therefore, an apiary cannot be considered at this time as part of Blueway plans.

At this stage there are no plans to introduce an additional apiary however the matter will be reconsidered in the event that an application is received for one, subject to the identification of a suitable site.