COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor Derren Ó Brádaigh

To ask the manager to provide a report on whether a thorough inspection of the treeline in Griffeen Park bordering all homes within Arthur Griffith Park can take place, with a view to completing a comprehensive clean-up inside the park and scheduling priority tree pruning works that address height and density concerns. Furthermore this report to address the serious and genuine concerns with regards to trees that are and have breached / collapsed some property garden walls, identifying the need for any specific tree removal that is a risk to life in the event of storm conditions.

REPLY:

It is proposed to survey the trees in the woodland area in Griffeen Park adjoining Arthur Griffith Park in 2022. The survey will identify maintenance works required.

The Council recognises that trees under its ownership/management may be implicated in damage to nearby built structures but is also aware that trees are not always the causative agent and that nearby trees often get blamed for damage before a thorough investigation is carried out. Some other reasons for structural failure are inadequate foundation design, general structural failure, poor quality construction, nearby excavations or major works to adjacent properties.