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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor Carly Bailey

To ask the Chief Executive what the plans are in relation to the wildflower planting at the Limekiln entrance to Tymon Park. Will this area be cut and treated appropriately so that we can expect another display of beautiful wildflowers to bloom again next year?

REPLY:

One of the main objectives of the Council's Pollinator Plan is to undertake planting projects that would benefit local pollinators. In the last couple of years wildflower seed was sown at the Limekiln Road entrance to Tymon Park. The wildflowers which grew at this location in 2021 will be cut and collected and the soil will be cultivated, raked, destoned and additional seed will be sown.  This work will be carried out in the Spring to ensure that there is a good display of wildflowers in this area again in 2022.

For more information on SDCC Pollinator Action Plan please see https://www.sdcc.ie/en/news/council-launches-pollinator-action-plan-2021-2025.html.