COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

MOTION NO.3

MOTION: Councillor Y. Collins

That trees be planted at St. Patrick's Road, Dublin 12 to replace the trees which were cut down, and to restore the general appearance of the road, given the value of street trees in the urban environment.

REPORT:

As part of South Dublin County Council’s 2023 Tree Maintenance Programme, one tree was felled and nine stumps were removed along St Patrick’s Road, no further trees have been removed. In line with the Council’s succession planting approach, the road was subsequently assessed for new tree planting, with eleven potential locations provisionally identified for planting in 2024.

Three of these locations were not planted due to resident objections, and a further two were deemed unsuitable following tree pit excavation because of site constraints of underground services that were unearthed. Consequently, six semi-mature specimen trees were successfully planted in 2024.

Tree planting at this location is constrained by the loss of grass margins currently used for parking, the potential loss of parking spaces, wide vehicular entrances arising from the removal of front boundary walls, overhead power lines, conflicts with underground services, and the presence of public lighting columns. At this time, the Council has exhausted all viable tree-planting opportunities along St Patrick’s Road, but will keep the location under review.