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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 08, 2014

QUESTION NO.3

QUESTION: Councillor P. Foley

To ask the Chief Executive, are the council planning on having any drop off zones for Christmas trees this year? If so, where are they to be located? Traditionally what has been the cost of this service?

REPLY:

The Council will again be arranging to recycle Christmas trees in January 2015. It is proposed to run the programme from Tuesday 6th January to Friday 16th January 2015. It should be noted that this facility is for domestic household trees only and not for commercial operators.  Signage will be placed at the various locations indicating that it is an official recycling point. One tree will be accepted per vehicle / household and trees can be dropped by members of the public at the following locations:

Lucan

Beechpark open space

Sarsfield Park open space

Haydens Lane Car Park in Griffeen Valley Park

Foxborough open space

Palmerston

Glenaulin Park

Woodfarm Acres

Clondalkin

Corkagh Park (St Johns Road car park)

Corkagh Park (Green Isle car park at Caravan Park entrance)

Collinstown Park

Quarryvale Park

Foxdene open space

Grand Canal open space (junction of Bawnogue and Lockview roads)

Tallaght

Raheen open space (opposite Raheen Shopping Centre)

Seán Walsh Park – Storage area (behind Old Bawn Community College) near Parks Depot off Whitestown Way.

Greenhills

Tymon Park – Limekiln car park

Tymon Park – Tymon North Road car park

Old Bawn

Church car park (beside shopping centre)

Firhouse

Car park at Cherryfield (off the link road between Firhouse Road and Spawell Roundabout)

Car park at Dodder Valley Park, Firhouse Road opposite Woodlawn Estate

Rathfarnham

Rathfarnham Castle Park – car park

Saggart

Parks Depot on Mill Lane

The cost of the programme varies each year depending on the number of trees presented for recycling. Typically the cost of the programme in recent years has been in the region of €30,000.