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Our Ref: 29N.PA0043
P.A.Reg.Rcf:
Your Ref:
Dublin Swift Conservation Group
C/0 Helen Burke
483 South Circular Road
Rialto
Dublin 8
8th October 2015
Dear Madam,
Re: Health Infrastructure Development comprising National Paediatric
Hospital, Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit at St
James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght Connolly
Hospitals and Construction Compound at Davitt Road, Dublin.
An
Bord Pleamila has received your recent submission in relation to the above mentioned proposed development and will
take it into consideration in its detenninationof the matter. A receipt for the fee lodged is enclosed.
The Board will revert to you in due course with regard to the matter.
Please be advised that copies of all submissions observations received in relation to the application will be made
available for public inspection at the offices
of
Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council and South Dublin County
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Our Ref: 29N.PA0043
P.A.Reg.Ref:
Your
Ref:
Paul O'Neill
National Paediatric Hospital Development Board
C/0 G.V.A. Planning Regeneration
Floor 2, Seagrave House
1 9 ~ 2 0 Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2
5th October 2015
Dt>.ar Sir,
Re: Health Infrastructure Development comprising National Paediatric
Hospital, Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit at St
James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght Connolly
Hospitals and Construction Compound at Davitt Road, Dublin.
Enclosed for your information is a copy
of
submission(s) received by the Board in relation to the above mentioned
proposed development.
fyou have any queries in relation to the matter please contact the undersibtned officerof the Board.
Please quote the above mentionedAn Bord Pleamlla reference number in any correspondenceor telephone contact with
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Our Ref: 29N.PA0043
PA Reg Ref:
Your Ref:
Chief Executive Officer
Dublin City Council
Civic Offices
Wood
Quay
Dublin 8
5th October 2015
Dear Sir/Madam,
Re:
Health Infrastructure Development comprising National Paediatric
Hospital, Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit at St
James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght Connolly
Hospitals and Construction Compound at Davitt Road, Dublin.
An Bord
Pleam11a
Enclosed for your information are
two
copies
of
submissions received
by
the Board
in
relation to
the
above mentioned
proposed development.
Please ensure that a copy
of
each submission is available for public inspection at the offices
of
he planning authority.
f
you have any queries
in
relation
to
this matter please contact the undersigned officer
of
the Board. Please quote
the
above mentioned
An
Bord Pleanala reference number in any correspondence or telephone contact with the Board.
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Our Ref: 29N.PA0043
P.A.Reg.Ref:
Your Ref:
Chief Executive Officer
Fingal County Council
County Hall
Main Street
Swords
County Dublin
5th October 2015
Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: Health Infrastructure Development comprising National Paediatric
Hospital, Innovation Centre
and
Family Accommodation Unit at St
James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght & Connolly
Hospitals and Construction Compound at Davitt Road, Dublin.
An Bord Pleanala
t-
Enclosed for your information are two copies of submissions received by the Board in relation
to
the above mentioned
proposed development.
Please ensure that a copyof each submission
is
available for public inspection at the officesof he planning authority.
If you have any queries
in
relation to this matter please contact the undersigned officerof the Board. Please quote the
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Our Ref:
29N PA0043
P.A.Reg.Ref:
Your Ref:
Chief Executive Officer
South Dublin County Council
County Hall
Tallaght
Dublin 24
5th October 2015
Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: Health Infrastructure Development comprising National Paediatric
Hospital, Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit at St
James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght Connolly
Hospitals and Construction Compound at Davitt Road, Dublin.
An Bord Pleanala
Enclosed
for
your infonnation are two copies of submissions received by the Board in relation to
the
above mentioned
proposed development.
Please ensure that a copy
of
each submission is available
for
public inspection at the offices of the planning authority.
If you have any queries
in
relation to this matter please contact
the
undersigned officer of the Board Please quote
the
above mentionedAn Bord Pleamila reference number in any correspondence or telephone contact with the Board.
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An Bord Pleanala
64 Marlborough Street
Dublin 1
1.10.15
To whom it concerns,
I wish to make an observation in relation to the development of The National
Paediatric Hospital
at
StJames's. Reference No: PL 29N.PA0043
As
a founder member of The Dublin
wift
Conservation Group I wish to
express my concern
with
regard
to
the existing
swift
colonies
at
StJames's.
StJames's Hospital
is
probably one of
the
last strongholds for swifts
within the
Dublin 8 area.
Swifts diligently arrive back
from
Africa in April
each
year to nest in the tal l
buildings within
the
campus. I have observed swifts swooping and screaming
low
around the roof tops and in the courtyards
of
hospitals 1, 2 4. (
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The good news is that swifts are easy and cheap
to
protect
With a little imagination and
GOO
WILL traditional nest places can be
preserved or reinstated and most excitingly new nest sites can be created.
I have made submissions
to
the development team at StJames's regarding
the
installation of Swift Bricks within the new build. This
is
very simple and will
ensure that swifts have a place to nest
for
the entire lifetime of the building. I
have also suggested that they install spy cameras
within
the bricks. This will
give potential to the live streaming of activity within the nest and would prove
to
be educational and therapeutic
to
the
children especially long stay patients.
Swifts and Hygiene
Swifts leave no mess whatsoever. Unlike swallows, swifts carry the contents of
their nests away and deposit it miles from
their
nest sites. Swifts also have an
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To conclude, I would like
to
make the following recommendations on behalf
of The Dublin Swift Conservation Group:
Any repair works
to
the
roof of
the older buildings should
be
carried
out
in consultation with The Dublin Swift Conservation Group.
No works should be carried out during the nesting season from April
to August Swift nests are protected by law during this period.)
Swift bricks should be installed within the new build along with
built
in cameras for live streaming educational and therapeutic purposes.
I would be much obliged if you would give serious consideration to this
observation.
Yours sincerely
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SWIFT NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH
HOUSE MARTIN
Both have large areas
of
pale
colour
Swifts do not.
Unlike Swallows
and
Martins, Swifts do
not
perch
on
wires.
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There are far fewer Swifts visiting us.
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WHY SHOULD
~ 1 : J C A R E ?
They
are
amazing
are
mysterious
are
very very fast
eat
millions
of
insects.
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They eat, drink, preen, sleep
and mate
while flying
Their scientific
name
is
Apus apus
that means
no
foot
no
foot'
Actually,
they
have small
feet
with sharp claws which
they
only use
at
their
nest
site.
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Swifts have been around a
long
time;
one of
their
ancestors who
died
9
million
years ago
was
found
in
Germany.
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llOU lE
They eat flying insects like flies,
mosquitoes, midges,
and
greenflies
as
well
as airborne spiders.
They come
to
Europe each
summer arriving in this
country at the end ofApril
beginning
of May
They make their way back
to
Africa in August
A round
trip
of 1400 miles
Route taken
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Ringed Swift recoveries
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They re one of ile
very
beSt fliers
They have very rapid wing-beats:
8wing-beats
p r
second, followed
Dj7
gliding
nd
zooming bout
very'high speed .usually
scre ming as they
go
You
will he r nq see creaming
parties' around the houses.
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2
t
night
they sleep
as
high
as
3,000 metres
They approach their nests
at
more than 40 miles per
hour
and come
to
a stop
without
slowing down
They do not normally land
on the ground because it
is difficult for them
to
take off.
F MILY LIFE
Swifts usually staywith
the
same partners
for
their
whole lives
They can live for at
least
2
years
Mostly, their nests are
in spaces
under
roofs
and nooks and crannies
in old buildings.
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They catch bits
of
stuff from the air
like feathers leaves
petals
and
pieces
of
paper
then
stick
them
together
to
make a cosy nest for
laying their
eggs
They lay white eggs usually 2
or
3
Both partners take it
in
turns to sit
on the eggs to
keep
them
warm until they hatch
The
eggs
hatch after about 8 days.
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When
the
chicks hatch they
are
blind
and
have
no
feathers
Many times a day
the
male
and
female bring
the
chicks balls
of
300-500 insects collected in a big
pouch
under
the
beak
The chicks
open
their
eyes
about
6 days after
hatching
Their feathers grow and
they
get quite fat.
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Swift chicks in their
nest
Chicks have an area of white
around
their beaks so
the
parents can s them in
the
dark nests.
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The chicks
stop
eating
and
lose weight
before
they
leave
the nest-
you can't fly' if
you
are too
fat
They do push-ups
on
their wings and tails to
make
them
strong
enough
for flying
Once
they
can hold1a push-up for 0 seconds
and
they weigh about45 grams, they are
ready to fly away
They are 6-8 weeks old when
they
leave.
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TROUBlE
After they leave the nest, they
keep
flying
for
2 3
ye rs until
they are
ready to find a partner, make a
nest
and
raise a family
The year before they breed,
they
check out a
possible
nest
site by flying
up
to
t
and
having a
look. They are called bangers becausethey bang
against the nest site
Young birds can be
s of
miles
south
only
2 days af ter leaving their nests.
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SO
BOW C NW LL HELP SWIFTS
Leave existing
nest
sites undisturbed
When repairing buildings, make sure
new
access
holes match exactly
the
location
of
the
old
ones
When providing new
nest
sites make internal
nest
spaces, s they last longer
If you can t make internal spaces, put
up nest
boxes
ell Swih onservation Ireland where
you
see
Swifts nesting.
Email: swiftconservationireland@gmail .com
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TYPES O ARTIFICIAL NESTS
The best type
of
nest box is one
that is built nto the structure of
a building
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LIVESTREAMO MITSWIFTS
GMIT Mayo Green Campus
Committee installed 12 nest boxes
for Swifts in 2012. You can visit the
college to see them at any
time
and
you can follow the livestream' from
these nest boxes between May
and August.
Find link on:
swiftconservationireland.ie
or
facebook.com/greencampus.
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AMNONN S STORY
Amnonn worked in a
smelly, noisy, motorbike
garage
in
Israel. He
went
paragliding
in
his spare
time to
be free, in peace and
in the
fresh air. He was
so
good
that
he
reached
the
final
of
a
national competition.
Everyone was losing height.
mnonn
saw some Swifts and
joined
them. There were Swifts all around him,
spirling upwards in a thermal.
He
went up
too; he fell
in
love with them.
He
won the
competition
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mnonn
has, since then, devoted his life
to
Swif t conservation.
The people of Israel are now very aware of he need to help Swifts.
They
hold
an annual welcoming ceremony
at the
Wailing Wall in
Jerusalem
to
mark
the
start
of the
breeding season.
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SOME US FUL WE SITES
http//swiftconservationirela nd.blogspot.ie
http//actionsforswifts.blogspot.ie
www.swift conservation.org
www.saveourswifts.co.uk
www.commonswift.org
www.concernforswifts.com
www bwi ie
www iwt ie
www.irishwildlifematters.ie
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