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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (1)

Monday, April 29, 2013

QUESTION NO.17

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

"To ask the Manager to respond to concerns expressed by residents on Limekiln Rd regarding the theft of wheelie bins, which has been occurring frequently over the past months, and their removal to Tymon Park, where they have been set alight; to ask the Manager to work with Crumlin Gardaí to deal with the issue; to ask for a report on the possibility of thinning the trees near the car park which are providing some cover for the thieves; and to make a statement on the matter?"

REPLY:

The theft of wheelie bins and the burning of them in our parks or open spaces has been an on-going county wide problem for a number of years.  The Council has been working with the Gardaí to combat this anti social activity.  In the case of Tymon Park the Council will renew contact with the Gardaí about this unacceptable behaviour.  From the experience with the Wheelie Bins thefts it is unlikely that the presence of woodland cover is contributing to the activity and based on what is happening in other areas of the county.

However, the thinning of the trees in this area is already listed for consideration in the Arboricultural Works Programme from a woodland management perspective.