COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

QUESTION NO.2

QUESTION: Councillor H. Farrell

To ask the Manager what measures are in place to identify locations of, to conserve and to promote some of the rarer native plants previously recorded in various parks in the Lucan area, such as Wood Millet, Toothwort, and Hairy St. John's Wort, including any collaborative work with Biodiversity Ireland, or similar bodies?

REPLY:

South Dublin County is known to host a number of rare or uncommon plant species.  In addition to the plants mentioned, the area of the River Liffey Valley is also known to support other uncommon species such as Green Figwort and Yellow Archangel.  These species and the habitats in which they occur reflect the historic land use of the River Liffey Valley, and as such are an important part of the County’s landscape heritage.  An objective to survey these and other relict species, and the heritage value of the landscape they inhabit today, could be considered under the current review of the County Heritage Plan.