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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

QUESTION NO. 28

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the success or otherwise of the maintenance schedule for the laneways in Palmerston?"

REPLY:

A headed item was presented to the Lucan Area Committee Meeting in March setting out a Palmerston Laneway Cleaning Programme. The programme was designed to initially schedule cleanups to take place on a 6 week rotating cycle with a review of frequencies to occur after 3 months. The nature of the works includes litter removal, removal of fly-tipped waste and the removal or spraying of weeds as required.

The programme commenced operation in April and all laneways were cleaned of dumped material systematically over the first 6 week period. During the second 6 week period efforts were concentrated on the removal of vegetation in addition to waste removal. This was followed up by the application of herbicides during June and July. It became apparent during this period that the volume and frequency of waste being dumped exceeded the resources available to keep the lanes clean on the 6 week period as initially proposed.

The programme was therefore modified and currently all lanes are inspected on a weekly basis and waste material removed where it is present.