COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, November 10, 2014
QUESTION NO.3
QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle
To ask the Chief Executive, further to my question to the October meeting, if any reviews have been undertaken of parks (including entrances) without litter bins and if any new bins are to be installed, particularly in light of the decision of the Council to install signs at some of these parks urging dog-owners to dispose of dog litter in bins?
REPLY:
As reported to the October Meeting, the majority of the Council's public parks are located within the residential areas they are intended to serve, typically within a five to ten minute walk of the surrounding housing. It is not considered necessary to provide litter bins in these parks as there are no litter generating activities taking place within them. Litter bins are provided in the larger Regional Parks in areas which typically receive large numbers of visitors and in areas where there is a likely demand such as at playgrounds and the off leash areas for dogs.
Litter bins are provided in the following parks:
| Corkagh Park | Clondalkin | 8 |
| Griffeen Valley Park | Lucan | 9 |
| Tymon Park | Tallaght | 15 |
| Sean Walsh Park | Tallaght | 19 |
| Lucan Village Park | Lucan | 3 |
| Lucan Demesne | Lucan | 2 |
| Lucan Village Weir | Lucan | 4 |
| Hermitage Park | Lucan | 2 |
| Rathfarnham Castle | Rathfarnham | 2 |
| Glenaulin Park | Palmerston | 2 |
| Glendoher Park | Rathfarnham | 2 |
| Sarsfield Park | Lucan | 1 |
The recent provision of the dog fouling signage is merely a reminder to dog owners that they have an obligation in law to clean up after their dog and properly dispose of the waste. The Council also continues to promote the Green Dog Walker programme.
Volunteers who become Green Dog Walkers are provided with an armband and bone shaped dog dispenser and commit to the following:
- clean up after their dog
- wear the armband or put the Green Dog Walkers collar on their dog when walking
- carry extra dog waste bags
- be happy to be approached to 'lend' a dog waste bag to those without
- be a friendly reminder to other dog walkers to clean up after their dogs
Since the launch of the scheme in 2013, over five hundred and sixty people have signed up to become Green Dog Walkers in South Dublin County.