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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

QUESTION NO. 12

QUESTION: Councillor A. Hayes

To ask the Manager to outline the treatment dates and type of treatment and extended plan to ensure the eradication of Japanese Knotweed identified on the green area adjacent to (1 Riversdale Park) Palmerstown as notified to SDCC by me on 25th April 2023 (members rep: 1787321) and if the manager could confirm whether or not SDCC has an adequate number of operatives trained and licenced to manage these invasive species.

REPLY:

The Council's invasive species management programme includes surveying, mapping and treating locations of invasive species on Council owned land. This involves the identification of locations where invasive species are present and then putting in place the surveying, mapping and treatment at the location concerned on an annual basis until such time as treatment is no longer required and monitoring can take over. 

A number of knotweed locations have been identified in the Palmerstown area and these have been mapped and are being treated.  The location in question at Riversdale Park has recently been surveyed, mapped and treated and further monitoring and treatment of this location will continue until such time as the knotweed has been successfully dealt with.