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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

QUESTION NO.3

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report that provides an update on how SDCC will prevent further deterioration of Protected Structure Mount St. Joseph cemetery. Headstones due to be repaired in 2023.When will new signage be selected and erected.? And will Clondalkin Tidy Towns be consulted on same?

REPLY:

Prior to the cemetery coming into public ownership a number of measures were carried out to secure the fabric of the cemetery.  The top of the walls were repaired to prevent water ingress.  The two crypts were secured with gates to prevent access.  Since coming into public ownership measure that have taken place to protect the site include the upgrade of the lock mechanism on the inner gate, infilling low points under the boundary railing to prevent access under it and implementing a vegetation management system to deter access.  Currently there are no further measures under consideration.

The repair of headstones has been included in the 2023 Improvement Works Programme and it is still intended to carry out the works in the current year. 

The replacement of the Carmelite information sign is being carried out as part of the Improvement Works Programme.  The inclusion of this item on the works programme is on foot of requests received from Councillors and Clondalkin Tidy Towns.  The sign will be replaced with a similar type of sign which will include the same information.  The Public Realm Section held discussions with a sign supplier regarding the removal of the existing sign and providing a replacement sign.  While this process was not concluded the matter will be followed up on with a view to replacing the sign in the current year.