COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (1)

Monday, April 29, 2013

MOTION NO. 10

MOTION: Councillor D. Looney

Cathaoirleach's Business

That this Committee supports the introduction of a pilot laneway cleaning schedule in the Dublin 12 area under the remit of this Committee along the lines of the street cleansing schedule; that the pilot project be designed and implementation begun in advance of the June Area Committee meeting; and that a review of the pilot be carried out in early 2014 to examine its effectiveness in combating dumping, improving visual amenity and providing a public service to the residents of the area.

REPORT:

The Council has over the past number of years cleaned many of the laneways in the Dublin 12 area, works carried out have normally included the removal of dumped waste and picking of litter as well as removal of weeds, and this work has in general been arranged following requests to do so by local residents or the litter wardens.  The Environmental Services Dept is agreeable to the proposal that this work be organised in the form of a schedule or rota, where cleaning takes place on the laneways in question at a set frequency.  It should be borne in mind that the most of the available operational resources will continue to be required in the cleaning of the more visible, higher profile areas such as housing estates, open spaces, main roads etc etc.   It is proposed that the details of a pilot programme be presented to the May meeting of this area committee and that the submission will include details of the laneways to be included in the pilot, the extent of the work to be done and the frequency of the cleaning to be carried out.  It is proposed that the pilot will be carried out between July and December inclusive, subject to the agreement of the members of the committee.