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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Monday, January 25, 2010

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor C. Brophy

"To ask the Manager to provide details on the work carried out to date on the Willington/Orwell Roundabout,the reason for the delay ,and if the passing of this years Council budget will have any affect on the budget for this work. Can she now supply a revised completion date for the work which is now well overdue?"

REPLY:

During early 2009, the Parks Department reviewed the design details for the planned landscape improvement works to the Willington roundabout and the majority of the necessary materials were ordered and delivered at that time.  Some work was started on the hard landscaping detail.  However, due to the prevailing staffing constraints and the consequent demands particularly of the grass cutting programme, it was not possible to allocate sufficient staff resources to advance the project over the summer period as had been planned.  Attempts to advance the works during the latter part of last year were further curtailed by the lengthy period of unprecedented wet weather from both the perspective of road safety of the adjoining busy roads with regard to mud and debris that would inevitably arise from the works as well as the nature and practicalities of the hard landscaping to be completed.  As the majority of the materials have already been purchased, the financial resources required to complete the project are relatively minimal and can be accommodated within the Parks Department operational budget for the current year.  The Parks Department remains firmly committed to bringing this project to the earliest possible conclusion and the allocation of staff resources is being prioritised towards advancing and completing both the hard landscaping detail and the planting during the forthcoming spring months.