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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

MOTION NO.4

MOTION: Councillor R. Mannion

To ask if SDCC plan to replace the trees recently vandalised on the green in Hermitage please and if so, is there a timeline for same?

REPORT:

The Council's Public Realm Section is currently progressing through a programme to plant 3,500 trees across the county during 2025. While incidents of vandalism such as this one at Hermitage Estate are regrettable it is proposed to consider replacing these damaged trees as part of a future tree planting plan in an effort to allow the current plan to remain on track. It is hoped that this can be included in the tree planting which will take place during the period November '25 to March '26.  The Council would urge the public to report any such incidents of criminal damage to public property to An Garda Siochana for investigation, and to the Council so that replacement planting can be considered in due course.