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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO. 134

MOTION: Councillor Yvonne Collins

NCBH 10 Objective 2:  “To ensure that the Council immediately and appropriately, treats invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed where notified by residents that such species pose a potential threat to their property”.

REPORT:

This motion proposes an additional objective to be added under NCBH 10 Invasive Species.

The Council is responsible for the treatment of invasive species on publicly owned lands, however invasive species found within private property is the responsibility of the respective owner to treat and control any invasive species found.

The Council currently manages an Invasive Species Management Programme which treats a number of invasive species on publicly owned lands. Members of the public are encouraged to notify Public Realm Section of sightings of these species.

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with the following amendment:

“To ensure that the Council promptly and appropriately treats invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed, where notified by members of the public that such species, located on public lands, poses a potential threat to property”.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment, to include a new objective NCBH 10 Objective 2:

To ensure that the Council promptly and appropriately treats invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed, where notified by members of the public that such species, located on public lands, pose a potential threat to property.