COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING
Thursday, June 17, 2021
MOTION NO.
MOTION: Councillor Eoin Ó Broin
Add the SIAC owned Limestone Quarry on the Monastery Road in Clondalkin to the list of Geological Sites for Protection. The quarries of Clondalkin were rejected for listing in the 2014 study, The Geological Heritage of South Dublin County, stating that there is virtually no quarry still in existence and that they have been filled in. This is not the case at all with the SIAC owned quarry which has 10 metre high cliffs and is used by SIAC Bituminous Products for manufacture and storage.
REPORT:
A review of the Geological Sites was carried out as part of the review of the 2016-2022 Plan in conjunction with consultants and the GSI. It was determined that this site did not warrant inclusion on the list of County Geological Sites. South Dublin accepts advise from the experts within GSI in listing geological sites and as such its inclusion cannot be recommended.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the motion is not adopted.