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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE/FIRHOUSE/BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor Carly Bailey

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on St. Joseph's Rd, Greenhills, Dublin 12 in relation to tree maintenance in that area. I was advised recently that discussion is required with residents before tree pruning works can be carried out due to a previously made commitment to residents in relation to the replanting of trees where others had been cut down. Can you also please advise as to why replanting discussion is holding up tree pruning? Can you please provide information as to what this commitment involves, when it was made, how discussion will be facilitated given the current situation and when that will take place and what the Council would like to do for this street in terms of replanting? Can I also ask in relation to a tree outside of 20 St Josephs Rd. Residents report that it had been agreed that this tree needed to be removed in 2016 but it is still in place. I am not in favour of removing trees without good reason but it would seem that SDCC were in favour of it so must have had justification.

 

REPLY:

 Over the years, trees have been removed from St Josephs Road with a proposed replacement tree planting to be arranged. St Josephs Road is a particularly challenging growing environment for trees due to narrow roadside margins and the proliferation of underground utilities along with overhead utility lines. Therefore its is proposed to replant 5 trees along the road using tree pits, which are used in such challenging situations. This will take place in Spring 2021.

St Josephs Road is also on the current tree maintenance programme.