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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, January 27, 2025

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor T. Costello

"Can additional features for the dog run in Sean Walsh Park in Tallaght be examined - e.g sensitive lighting /bench?"

REPORT:

The dog run in Sean Walsh Park is located beside the Killenarden Stream, this is an area where bats frequent regularly, due to this reason the Council's Public Realm Section is not in favour of providing public lighting in this area.  Lighting can impact on bats’ roosting sites, commuting routes and foraging areas. All Irish bat species are protected by the 1976 Wildlife Act and the 2000 amendment of that act. They are also protected under the EU Habitats Directive. Regarding the request for a bench, the council will provide and install a bench in the dog run as requested.