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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTON/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

HEADED ITEM NO. 7

HEADED ITEM: P. Realm

Tree Maintenance Update

REPLY:

Tree work completed from start of 2020 to end September in the county includes 1,216 trees pruned and 310 trees removed, 994 trees were planted in early 2020 and 2,911 trees have been surveyed.  It is expected that the target of 4,000 trees to be pruned or removed will be achieved by year end. 

Covid restriction impacted on work as staff were directed to cleansing and grass cutting during the months of March, April and May. Council staff have resumed tree maintenance work and contractors have been engaged to work on areas where there are dangerous trees, utility services, estates that were on 2017-29 tree programme but not yet done and trees in one-off locations which need to be attended to but are not on the approved tree programme. 

In addition to the planned whole estate and road programme, reactive and emergency works is carried out on individual trees as necessary to minimise risks to the public. Emergency and reactive tree works will take priority over the planned programme of tree maintenance works. Since the start of 2020 – there have been 6 storms.

The following table outlines the locations in the Lucan, Palmerstown/ North Clondalkin area where tree maintenance and surveying has taken place to end September 2020.

Arthur Griffith Park and mature trees on os

Ash Park mature trees on os

Ballydowd Grove – Nov 2020

Bewley – mature trees on open space area

Buirg an Ri

Cannonbrook incl trees on boundary of N4

Cluain Ri including mature trees on os and Cluain Ri Park – mature trees

Collinstown Grove and Crescent – survey complete

Colthurst (to include Castle Rd at estate entrance)

Cornmill Road / L1018

Edmondsbury Court

Esker Lawns- survey complete

Esker Park and trees at rear of hse 1-12

Esker Glebe

Finnstown Cloisters

Finnstown Priory and Abbey including Ashberry, Foxwood

Foxborough estate

Glenfield – Works complete

Griffeen Avenue

Glenaulin Road - Survey complete

Hermitage Park – mature trees Phase 2

Larkfield

La Na Pairce apartments Ballyowen Lane -Works complete

Lucan Heights- Dec 2020

Lucan Village

Meadowview Grove, Greenpark Road and Westbrook Park

Moorefield estate and open space

Mount Andrew open space – mature trees

Oakcourt and Glenaulin Green- November 2020

Oatfield -Works in progress October 2020

Palmers estate

Palmerstown Avenue

Palmerstown Manor estate

Palmerstown Drive

Palmerstown Woods -Works complete

Rockfield - survey complete

Roselawn- Dec 2020

Rosewood – Dec 2020

Rowlagh estate

Sarsfield Park – Mature Trees

St. Ronan’s Estate - survey complete

Weston

Wheatfield Road, Palmerstown

Whitethorn

Woodfarm Acres