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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor J. Lahart

"To ask the Manager to maintain the open space at Orlagh Grove on a more regular basis?"

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.