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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 11, 2010

QUESTION NO. 17

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Manager to report on missed bin collections during the month of September due to staffing problems; to include details of the routes missed and of the total number of customers who missed a collection and any customers who missed two or more collections as a result during September?

REPLY:

All refuse collection routes were completed over the month of September. 

However, on two occasions, black bin collections were delayed.  Firstly, on Friday, 17th September, staff did not complete a number of routes as follows: Route 34: Saint Ronan’s Estate (St. Ronan’s Crescent was collected); Route 53: Bushy Park Houses, Springfield Estate, 1 side of Templeogue Village; Route 1: Cushlawn Estate (200 houses approx); Route 6: Carrigmore Estate Saggart; Route 3: Ard Mor Estate (part of), Fortunestown Close & Crescent; Route 36: Alpine Heights (part of); Route 32: Harelawn Avenue, Grove & Crescent; Route 60: Moy Glas Estate, Ashpark Estate, Elmwood, Elm Estate, Esker Woods, Esker Meadows; and Route 56: Limekiln Park & Close – Cars blocking access.  These were completed over the course of the following week and customers were updated via web updates, text and twitter.

Secondly, black bins on Route 45, in the following areas James Connolly Park, Palmerstown Woods, Station Road, Station Close, Crag Crescent, Crag Industrial Estate and Whitethorn Estate, were not collected on Monday, 27th September, due to unavailability of staff (this was primarily due to compassionate leave affecting a number of staff).  Approximately 1,200 customers were affected but this route was subsequently collected on Wednesday 29th September.