COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/FONTHILL AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

QUESTION NO. 10

QUESTION: Councillor Joanna Tuffy

To ask the CEO to give an update on the possibility of recycling facilities being located in the land enclosed within the Woodies site in Lucan Village, and if he will make a statement on the matter.

REPLY:

South Dublin Council  carried out an inspection at the land enclosed within Woodies site in Lucan village on the 22nd September 2020 to determine whether the carpark area is suitable for the lucation of recycling facilities. We found out that this carpark is a suitable location for recycling facilities if  the management of the shopping centre can offer us four car parking spaces for the recycling facilities. There are enough car parking spaces in this shopping centre.  An email was sent to the management of the Woodies shopping centre on 22nd September 2020 asking for permission to  locate recycling facilities at their site. On 24th September we received a reply refusing permission, therefore it will not be possible to proceed with the provision of bring banks at this location.

It is to be noted that a total of 21  sites have been investigated in the county. These are distributed as follows:

In North Clondalkin the following areas have been investigated:

  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
  9. Knockmitten Youth Community centre

All of the owners and the residents living within 50m of the above sites except for the proposed bottle bank along Neilstown Road have objected to the provision of bring banks in these areas . The Neilstown Bottle bank is still under investigation.

The following sites have also been investigated in other areas of Clondalkin:

  1. Cherrywood Shopping Centre
  2. Cherrywood Villas
  3. Tus Nua
  4. Bawnogue Church

The owners and residents of the locations listed 1 to 3 have objected to the provision of bring banks in these areas, a response is still awaited in relation to Bawnogue Church car park.

In Newcastle area, the following sites have been investigated:

  1. Newcastle Shopping centre, Main Street
  2. Open space beside Roma Take Away, Main street
  3. Open space at the Junction of Athgoe RD and Hazlehatch Rd Newcastle

The owners of these sites have rejected requests from the Council to locate bottle banks in these areas.

In the Lucan area, Hilcrest Tesco and  Tesco Extra in Liffey Valley Shopping centres have  failed to reply to our request despite repeated visits to meet the management of the shopping centre. Fonthill Railway Station ,Lucan has also rejected our request.

Also two sites in the Tallaght area which had been considered for bring sites have been ruled out as permission was not forthcoming from the landowners.