COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

MOTION NO. 3

MOTION: Councillor P. Kearns

That this committee call on the manager to award Green Flag status to Greenhills Park in recognition of the ongoing work of the Templemanor Residents Associations ongoing work towards a place of excellence for biodiversity for the benefit of their community and beyond.

REPORT:

The local authority does not award green flag status to parks, the role of the Council is to make application under the scheme for a green flag to be awarded to it's parks.  An Taisce operate the scheme and are responsible for adjudicating on the applications received. 

The Council has applied for and obtained green flags for 5 parks in the county and these are Tymon Park, Sean Walsh Park, Rathfarnham Castle Park, Corkagh Park and Waterstown Park.  While entering the scheme places substantial demands on staff to prepare the various elements of a green flag application it is still hoped that further applications will be made in the future to include other South Dublin parks in the green flag scheme.  As a first step an assessment will be carried out in Greenhills Park to determine if it meets the many requirements of the gren flag scheme.