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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor J. Lahart

"To ask the Manager where we are at in relation to the Bring Bank situation on Grange Road Rathfarnham in terms of finally removing it from its present location?"

REPLY:

The bring bank at Grange Road/Sarah Curran Avenue is very successful site but there has been an ongoing issue with local residents regarding its location.  In attempting to improve the facility and alleviate the issues that have arisen at the site over the years, an investigation of the possibility of installing the bring banks within the grounds of the OPW led to agreement in principle for the incorporation of the existing site into their grounds.  However, as this has not progressed to date due to cost issues, the Environmental Services Dept. are currently restarting negotiations with the OPW with a view to moving the banks into the grounds at a minor cost and will address the more substantial issue of incorporating the corner site into the OPW grounds at a later date.

The area of the bottle bank in question is regularly inspected and cleaned as required and it is not considered that the noise level is anything out of the ordinary at this location.  CCTV provision is not considered necessary at this site as the level of littering would not justify the installation of cameras and associated costs but this can be reviewed on a regular basis if the position changes.