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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

QUESTION NO.16

QUESTION: Councillor M. Johansson

To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report on noise pollution along the M50 in Palmerstown, including in the estates of Palmerstown Manor and Woodfarm Acres?

REPLY:

“The Principal Environmental Health Officer reports that:

  1. There are currently two noise monitors close to this location that provide real time noise results. There is one which is operated by SDCC and is located at Palmerstown Court, https://sdcc.sonitussystems.com/monitor/SDCC-010 and the second noise monitor is run by TII and this is located at the old Lucan road, https://tii.sonitussystems.com/monitor/10581.

 These monitors are in place with ongoing monitoring, providing real time data.  The levels recorded can be viewed at any point on the links above.

  1. An upgrade was completed December 2024 on all 11 noise monitors in place in SDCC area, ensuring we avail of the latest technology in monitoring the noise levels in our local areas. Real time data viewable on https://sdcc.sonitussystems.com/
  1. Noise Action Plan (NAP) 2024-2028 has been finalised July 2024 and is published on SDCC website.  https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/our-council/policies-and-plans/

This is a Dublin Agglomeration and has specific section for SDCC functional area, including comprehensive noise maps in Chapter 14, indicating where the higher noise levels are anticipated.

The NAP plan has identified 10 Priority Important Areas (PIAs) in SDCC area.  Further investigative surveys or projects undertaken by SDCC, in respect of noise monitoring and actions would have regard to the NAP. 

Having only been finalised in July 2024, it is early stage implementation and will require a collaborative approach across all SDCC departments.  Funding was secured to further investigate one of the PIAs identified in the NAP in Q4 of 2024.  The initial stages of the survey have been completed and data reviewed.  The next stage is to look at the potential mitigation measures that could be applied and the likely impact, if any, these would have on the measured noise levels.  This is currently ongoing.

The outcome and learning from this project will be used to direct future projects. A more comprehensive report will be formulated later in the year once we have more definitive information available from this noise modelling under the European Noise Directive (END) which is the same throughout the European region.