I strongly support MA6.1 to remove the proposal to rezone the lands at St. Edmundsbury for the following reasons:

This land is part of the green corridor leading into the Liffey Valley Strategic Amenity (SAA). It should remain as High Amenity.

This green connection is essential for safeguarding biodiversity, landscape value and public amenity in the wider Liffey Valley.

This land is one of the remaining open green, agricultural spaces along the Liffey Valley, home to established ecosystems and should be purchased by the state to safeguard it for future generations. 

The land supports a diverse wildlife habitat including species protected under Irish & EU Law. Local residents have seen and photographed many such species over the years. It is known that foxes, badgers, stoats, pine martins, barn owls, red kites, bats, yellow hammer and many more live and breed on this land. 

The land is adjacent to the Lucan Road which is already blocked daily with traffic heading to and through Lucan Village. This road can’t cope with any additional traffic.

Hospital and grounds have been an important part of Lucan village history for over 100 years.