COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 10, 2012

QUESTION NO. 29

QUESTION: Councillor E. Walsh 2009

An bhféadfadh leis an gComhairle inneall séidte a Úsáíd chun cosáin na bpáirceanna a choimeád saor Ón bhféar atá tar Éis a bhainte; is minic a bhíonn na cosáin sleamhain i ndiaidh na bainte?

Would the Council use a blowing machine to keep the pathways in the parks free of grass after it has been cut; the pathways are often slippy after the cut?   

REPLY:

Cuireann an Chomhairle níos mó ná 200 km de chosáin inár bpáirceanna poiblí ar fáil agus spásanna oscailte tríd an Chontae.

Tá sé deacair cuid den fhéar gearrtha a thiteann ar na cosáin a sheachaint nuair atá sé Á ghearradh an-ghar don chosán.  Go hiondúil, ní fadhb Í seo, le linn gnáthshamhraidh. Tá go leor fáis ann i mbliana, Áfach, mar gheall ar an samhradh te agus fliuch a bhí againn, agus dá bhrí sin bhí níos mó bearrthaí féir ann.  Lean Ár lucht foirne ar aghaidh ag bearradh féir, in ainneoin na aimsire, chun fanacht, chomh fada agus is féidir, taobh istigh de na sceidil.

The Council provides over 200 km of pathways in our public parks and open spaces throughout the county.

It is very difficult to avoid some grass clippings falling onto footpaths when cutting in the immediate vicinity. In normal summers, grass clippings are generally not an issue on pathways.  However, this year grass growth has been very heavy due to the warm, wet summer and as a result, more clippings than normal have been generated as part of the grass cutting process. Our staff have continued to cut grass in all weathers in order to stay as far as possible within the schedules.