COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Monday, January 25, 2010

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor S. Crowe

"To ask the Manager will he give report outlining the possible impact the recent cold and wet weather has had on the tree planting and pruning programme in this Committee area?"

REPLY:

The tree pruning programme as presented at the meeting of the Tallaght Area Committee in November is well in progress and will remain ongoing until March.  Staff from the Parks Department were temporarily redeployed as necessary over a two week period to assist with clearing snow from footpaths, gritting of same and clean-up operations following heavy snow fall and cold weather at the beginning of the month.  However, every effort will be made to complete the programme of tree pruning works as planned.  From the outset, priority under the current programme of tree works is being given to the maintenance and pruning of existing trees and shrubberies.  This is in response to the  significantly large volume of requests received for tree pruning and removals, primarily due to the extent of the established and maturing tree population across the South Dublin administrative area.  In this context, a limited amount of tree planting is being undertaken this spring and a proposed planting programme is being prepared for circulation to the Eected Members.