COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO. 237

MOTION: Councillor M. Duff, Councillor P. Kearns, Councillor Alan Edge

GI 1, Add Objective 7 : 'To increase over the lifetime of this plan the percentage of land in the county managed for biodiversity including low-mow and pollinator-friendly areas both in open green space and within residential areas and to ensure that this planned increase is properly resourced.'

REPORT:

The intent of the motion is acknowledged and accepted. Trials on use of low mow methods proposed in this motion are scheduled to commence in the County during the summer of 2021. The extent of its future use in the County will be determined by the success of these trials. Pollinator projects in the County are subject to the provisions of the Pollinator Plan which is supported by GI (2) Biodiversity Objective 6 which states as follows ‘To continue to support and expand the County Pollinator Plan through the management and monitoring of the County’s pollinator protection sites as part of the Council’s commitment to the provisions of the National Pollinator Plan 2021-2025.’

Recommendation

It is recommended that the motion is adopted with amendment.

GI 1 Objective 7: ‘To increase over the lifetime of this plan the percentage of land in the county managed for biodiversity including supporting the delivery of the objectives of the County Pollinator Plan and to continue to investigate the potential for the use of low-mow methods during the lifetime of the Plan’