COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO. 106

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell, Councillor P. Gogarty, Councillor L. O'Toole

Amend NCBH 1 Objective 3 to read: To carry out an audit and assessment of the County's natural and built heritage assets including Council-owned/protected structures and archaeological features and to safeguard these assets from the potential impacts of climate change.

REPORT:

This motion proposed to amend NCBH1 Objective 3 from:

“To pilot an assessment of the County’s natural and built heritage assets including Council owned protected structures and archaeological features and to identify and safeguard these assets from the potential impacts of climate change”.

To:

“To carry out an audit and assessment of the County's natural and built heritage assets including Council-owned/protected structures and archaeological features and to safeguard these assets from the potential impacts of climate change”.

The proposed amended wording is considered acceptable subject to amendment to allow for a pilot study in the first instance given the breadth of a full county wide study.

“To carry out an audit and assessment, based on an initial pilot study of the County's natural and built heritage assets including Council-owned/protected structures and archaeological features and to safeguard these assets from the potential impacts of climate change”.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment to read:

NCBH 1 Objective 3: To carry out an audit and assessment, based on an initial pilot study, of the County's natural and built heritage assets including Council-owned/protected structures and archaeological features and to safeguard these assets from the potential impacts of climate change.