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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor Joanna Tuffy

To ask the Chief Executive to give an update on plans to trim trees in the vicinity of Beech Park, and Esker Lawns and when the works are anticipated, and does this include any examination of trees that may need to be replaced?

REPLY:

Esker Lawns is listed on the current Tree Maintenance Programme. The trees have been surveyed and will be scheduled for tree maintenance before the end of the year.

If a site where a tree was removed is suitable to support a new tree, the site may be replanted with a suitable tree species. Because the stump has to be placed on a stump removal list and sufficient time needs to elapse to allow breakdown of residual underground root material, the process from removal to replanting may take up to 3-5 years. Replacement tree planting will only take place during the dormant season.