COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Manager for a detailed report on current street-cleansing practices in operation in Lucan Village, including the use of cleansing machines?

REPLY:

Since the retirement of the regular handcart/green machine operative in August of this year the Council's cleansing section has filled the vacancy in Lucan Village with a handcart operative in an acting capacity.  This staff member is deployed in Lucan Village on a full time basis and cleans the same route as that cleaned by his predecessor.  The temporary handcart operative does not operate the pedestrian sweeper, however he does carry out the full range of duties using conventional tools such as sweeping brush, shovel, spade and litter picker.   Those duties include the removal of all litter, cigarette butts, grit and leaves from footpaths and from the roadside edge throughout the entire route.