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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 09, 2019

MOTION NO.10

MOTION: Councillor P. Kearns

"Following the recent incidents of cars driving over the pedestrian bridges in Tymon Park. That this Are Committee calls on the Chief Executive to install bollards at either end of all pedestrian bridges to the park to prevent this happening again. I believe this situation presents a real danger to the health and safety of all park users and council staff and also presents the possibility of significant damage to council property."

REPORT:

The pedestrian bridges crossing the M50 in Tymon Park will be examined to determine what measures are required to prevent cars from accessing them as occurred in recent weeks and these measures will be put in place, and this has already been done at the location of the recently burnt out car close to the Greenhills Road side of the park.  It may also be necessary to examine arrangements for the opening and closing of the park to establish if the nature of these arrangements is contributing to the problem.  Work will soon take place at the basketball arena entrance road to prevent access from that road directly into the park and it is expected that this will help to resolve the matter.