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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE/FIRHOUSE/BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 09, 2021

MOTION NO. 1

MOTION: Councillor Carly Bailey

That the Chief Executive agrees to put a biodiversity plan in place for Greenhills Park, in conjunction with local residents and environmental groups.

REPORT:

A proposal for work to be carried out to promote biodiversity has been received from the Temple Manor and Wilkins residents association in relation to Greenhills Park.  This proposal is being examined at the minute and contact will be made with this group in the coming weeks to discuss the matter.  The proposal is quite extensive and extends beyond Greenhills Park and into Temple Manor Estate.  On initial assessment the proposal would appear to be too ambitious due to the extent of what is proposed, however discussions with the group should hopefully identify a more limited set of works which would serve to get the project off the ground in the first instance.  The proposal to develop a wildflower meadow at the corner of the park close to Greenhills Community College and the bus turning area on Limekiln Avenue was already under consideration by the Council's Public Realm Section and it is most likely that the process to develop this area will commence in the current year.