COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 13, 2010

QUESTION NO. 16

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Manager if the council would distribute salt/grit to interested residents associations who could disperse themselves on roads not subject to the council gritting schedule?

REPLY:

Since the commencement of the adverse weather on Thursday 25th November the Council has been managing the clearing, gritting of the main roads in the County.  The Council has also responded to numerous requests from public transport providers, ambulance and hospital services, the Luas operators, Gardai and fire brigade for spot gritting of specific locations to assist in the continuity of their services.  

In addition to the above the Council has deployed all available rescourses to the clearing of footpaths during normal working hours. Having regard to the necessary high usage of salt to keep the main roads of the County open in these extreme conditions, it is not possible to create local salt banks throughout the County.