COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
QUESTION NO.14
QUESTION: Councillor N. Fennell
To ask the manager to detail the progress of the current tree pruning programme separately for Lucan and Palmerstown-Fonthill. The responses to outline the list of completions and specific works outstanding.
REPLY:
There are 55 locations included in the Tree Works Programme 2023 to 2025 for Lucan, Palmerstown and Fonthill of which 37 locations have been completed to date and 2 are partially complete or in progress. Twelve estates have been surveyed and scheduled for works and 4 estates have yet to be inspected and scheduled. Maintenance works are currently underway in Woodview Heights. The two tables below provide details of the status of estates in the Lucan area and the Palmerstown/Fonthill area as listed in the Tree Works Programme.
Lucan
|
Location |
Update |
|
Adamstown Link Rd |
Scheduled |
|
Abbeydale |
Complete |
|
Abbeywood |
Complete |
|
Ashpark street trees |
Complete |
|
Ashpark /Elm mature trees |
Scheduled |
|
Bewley |
Complete |
|
Brookvale |
Complete |
|
Castle Riada |
Partially complete |
|
Castle Road |
Scheduled |
|
Dodsborough Road & Cottages on o/s |
Complete |
|
Elm estate street trees |
Complete |
|
Earlsfort |
Complete |
|
Esker Park OS rear of 1-12 |
Scheduled |
|
Esker Road, Esker Drive and L1011/Old Esker Lane |
Complete |
|
Esker Glebe and Esker Lane OS Mature trees |
Complete |
|
Esker Glebe, Esker Lane and The Glebe street trees. |
Complete |
|
Esker Meadow |
Complete |
|
Esker Woods |
Complete |
|
Esker Lodge street and mature trees |
Complete |
|
Fforster estate |
Complete |
|
Griffeen Road, Avenue & Way |
Complete |
|
Hermitage Way Valley - Rear of Houses |
Scheduled |
|
Hermitage Park - Mature Trees |
Scheduled |
|
Lucan Road (Ballydowd to Woodies) |
To Be Scheduled |
|
Liffey Estate |
Complete |
|
Newcastle Road/R120 to include Lucan Harriers car park frontage |
Scheduled |
|
Rochfort |
Complete |
|
Saint Finians |
Complete |
|
Sarsfield Park Mature Trees |
To Be Scheduled |
|
Tandys Lane Park (Additional) |
To Be Scheduled |
|
Woodview Heights |
In Progress |
|
Willsbrook Estate |
Complete |
|
Willsbrook Road |
Scheduled |
|
Westbury |
To Be Scheduled |
|
Finnstown Abbey (tree removals) |
Complete |
|
|
Palmerstown-Fonthill
|
Location |
Update |
|
Ballyowen Road - L1042 (Larkfield to Fonthill Road) |
Scheduled |
|
Culmore Road and Park |
Complete |
|
Fonthill Road and Coldcut Road cycle paths (Greenfort Boundary) |
Complete |
|
Foxford and Ballyowen Lane |
Complete |
|
Foxdene |
Complete |
|
Glenmaroon Road and Park |
Complete |
|
Greenfort estate & Coldcut Rd |
Complete |
|
Harelawn |
Scheduled |
|
*Manor Road and Park |
Complete |
|
Meile an Ri |
Complete |
|
Neilstown Estate |
Complete |
|
Riversdale Estate Palmerstown |
Scheduled |
|
Riverside Drive |
Complete |
|
Shancastle |
Complete |
|
Saint Marks |
Complete |
|
St. Lomans Road (L1042) and Ballyowen Road |
Scheduled |
|
Tor an Ri |
Complete |
|
Turret Road |
Complete |
|
Wood Avens |
Complete |
|
Woodfarm Drive and Avenue |
Complete |