COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 13, 2011

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor E. Higgins

To ask the Manager to outline the summer grass cutting schedule for public spaces across the county?

REPLY:

Grass cutting operations for the current season have been underway for some months. Under ideal circumstances, the level of service should be a frequency of approximately 10 working days (two weeks) between cuts during the growing season. For the most part, a frequency of 10 - 12 days is now being achieved between cuts although it is acknowledged that in some areas, the frequency is somewhat outside of this range. Local management and staff are working to ensure that, as far as possible, all areas are being cut to a frequency not greater than 15 days. Priority is being given to the cutting of football pitches to ensure that they are available for play.