COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 08, 2025

QUESTION NO. 25

QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

To ask the Chief Executive if SDCC have horticultural staff employed that have the proficiency to both plant and maintain fruit trees and hedges in public parks such as apples, pears, plums, damsons, mirabelles, raspberries and blackcurrants?

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council employs gardeners and horticulturalists that have knowledge and proficiency of planting and maintaining fruit trees and hedges in public parks.  Fruit trees have been planted in several locations in the County in the past under the various €300k Have Your Say initiatives and Public Realm Improvement Work Programmes.  Locations where fruit trees have been planted are Lucan Demesne, Vesey Park, Willsbrook Park, Waterstown Park, Corkagh Park, Monastery Gate Close, Saint Anne estate, Greenhills Park, Moyville estate, Greentrees Park and Avonbeg Road.

The majority of new hedge planting in the county is being carried out through the development of parks and open spaces as part of the planning process.  These hedges are being planted in accordance with conditioned landscape plans as approved through planning permissions.  Once taken in charge the hedges are added to the existing hedge maintenance programme and maintained under the supervision of qualified parks staff.