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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

MOTION NO. 4

MOTION: Councillor E. Murphy

That the Chief Executive provides a report to this Area Committee on the proposal for the Astro facility at Knocklyon Park which includes the results of the biodiversity survey which was requested for the location.

REPORT:

South Dublin County Council are progressing an astro-pitch delivery programme for the county as set out in SDCC's Sports Pitch Straegy and provided for in the 3 year capital budget. Regading the proposal for an Astro pitch at Knocklyon Park: a feasibility report was undertaken earlier in the year: Knocklyon Park, Woodstown was the recommmended location to proceed to preliminary design. Part of this preliminary design will include site investigations, ecology surveys, environmental reporting and environmental screening assessments. Ecologists have been engaged to undertake a range of surveys and reports for the location, which includes a wintering bird survey. This work is currently underway and the results of surveys are expected in early 2023.