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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 09, 2014

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor C. Brophy

"To ask the Chief Executive to provide details on the grass cutting schedule for the ward in 2014 and if the schedule was met and if the schedule was not met to outline why?"

REPLY:

The grass cutting schedule for the Rathfarnham/Templeogue-Terenure area is set out on the attached document. The schedule is based on a recurring rota of grass maintenance in the parks and open spaces in the Ward, with parks and open spaces generally cut on a fortnightly basis and playing pitches cut on a weekly basis. During the Spring of 2014, the commencement of grass cutting operations was delayed due largely to an overhang of works on the completion of the Tree Programme, which meant that some grassed areas got out of control. The long grass slowed down the grass cutting operation and gave rise to significant amounts of grass clippings in some areas, which led to complaints from the public. However, over the summer months the standard of maintenance of the grassed areas generally improved and the frequency of cutting was again re-aligned as far as possible with the schedule. To avoid similar problems arising in the future the Council will make every effort, subject to suitable ground and weather conditions, to commence grass cutting operations earlier in the Spring and in addition will ensure that, as far as possible, the Winter Tree Works Programme is completed in March.