asked the Minister for the Environment if he has received a request from Dublin County Council for the provision of boundary treatment of the western parkway motorway at Kingswood Heights and Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24 providing for a wall of three metres to (1) shield the estate from visual and noise pollution from traffic (2) have the wall constructed of a masonry type (3) have the area between the estate and the wall of the motorway road landscaped, banked and planted with trees and (4) allow the cost of this essential boundary treatment as a charge against road grants; his response to this request from Dublin County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Western Parkway Motorway.
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The boundary treatment scheme originally submitted by Dublin County Council and approved by my Department provides for a 1.8m high wall at this location. This is the standard height of wall provided along the boundary of the motorway.
In October, 1988, proposals for additional boundary treatment on the lines referred to by the Deputy were received from the local authority. My Department considers that the extra cost of these proposals is not justified and accordingly the local authority has been informed that the extra cost would not be accepted as a charge against road grants.