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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

QUESTION NO.4

QUESTION: Councillor Y. Collins

To ask for a list of the kissing gates to be altered and/or removed in the considerations list for 2025 in the Rathfarnham Templeogue Firhouse Bohernabreena area.

REPLY:

The Council conducts an ongoing review of accessibility measures across parks and open spaces, focusing on the potential alteration or removal of kissing gates to improve universal access.

Decisions regarding alteration or removal are made on a case-by-case basis to balance accessibility needs with the original purpose of the gates, such as preventing unauthorised vehicle or scrambler access. Currently, the only kissing gate proposed for removal is located at Beaufort Downs/Court.