COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

south dublin county council crest

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 12, 2011

QUESTION NO. 20

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Manager if any bicycle racks are provided at the entrances to our public parks and at what locations, and how many litter bins are provided at suitable locations at the entrance to our parks, and what locations and if there are any specially dedicated bins for dog poo?

REPLY:

Bicycle racks have been provided at eight locations in parks around the county.  Two have been provided at Corkagh Park, four in Griffeen Valley Park, and two in Tymon Park. The racks are provided in the main car parks and also adjacent to playgrounds.

Approximately sixty litter bins are provided and maintained in parks around the county. The bulk of the litter bins are provided in the Regional Parks – Corkagh, Griffeen Valley and Tymon Parks, Liffey and Dodder Valley Parks and Sean Walsh Park in Tallaght. In addition, litter bins have also been provided in a number of other parks such as Rathfarnham Castle Park, Glenaulin Park, Clondalkin Park and Lucan Village Park in response to significant local demand. Where litter bins have been provided, they have been located at key locations in the relevant parks, for example, in the vicinity of park entrances and playgrounds.

It is the Council’s experience that where litter bins are provided, they must be serviced on a regular basis. On this basis, the provision of litter bins in parks has generally been confined to those parks where there is a regular staff presence available to service the bins. The matter of providing and placing of litter bins in public parks is kept under review, having regard to the  resources available to manage them. It is a cause for concern that in some parks where litter bins have been provided, they are increasingly being abused by members of the public who are using them to dispose of domestic waste.  Parks users are encouraged to bring the waste they generate home with them and in many instances the provision of bins leads to more fly-away litter being generated around them.

There are no bins provided specifically for the disposal of dog waste. Dog waste can be disposed of in any of the litter bins provided for general waste as this is a more econimical and environmental solution