COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

MOTION NO. 20

MOTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

That the Chief Executive looks at access to Griffeen Valley Park in a holistic way and, in line with a helpful suggestion from a local resident: - finds alternatives to kissing gates in at least some key locations around Griffeen Valley Park to facilitate access to all to the park, beginning in areas where scramblers and mopeds have not been identified as a recurring problem, rather than mobility users, buggy pushers and cyclists having to request specific local access, and especially as such gates could be considered "hostile architecture" as per the Mayor's motion passed recently; - Opens car parks early enough to facilitate school drop-offs.

REPORT:

The design proposal for the Lucan Canal Greenway is being prepared at the present time and the kissing gate locations on links to the greenway are being examined as part of that exercise.  It is not possible to say at this time which kissing gates will be removed or modified, however all locations are being examined and any proposed changes to kissing gates will be detailed on the Part 8 drawings when they are ready.  

The issue raised regarding opening hours for car parks is in the process of being addressed, early opening of the car parks in question will be possible once automation of those gates has been completed.  In the case of Hayden's Lane car park, the automation works at this location are nearing completion.  Work required at the Adamstown Road car park is due to commence later in the summer.