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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor B. Bonner

To ask the Chief Executive to please outline what criteria is used in responding to requests for the installation of new litter bins.  Clondalkin Tidy Towns have identified locations where they feel new bins are badly needed.  Among the locations would be outside the Civic Offices, at the bus stop at Riversdale on the Watery Lane and in the Village centre adjacent to Four Star pizza. 

In some cases, such as at Riversdale, there has been a positive response, but still no bin has appeared.  In the case of the Civic Offices site, no satisfactory response has been given.  The members of the Tidy Towns know where bins are needed to address littering.  Could the policy on responding to such requests be explained please?

REPLY:

There are currently 650 bins located throughout the county including locations in our villages and parks. Bin locations, routes and frequency of emptying of bins are reviewed regularly. The provision of bins in the Clondalkin Village area will be examined as part of the overall Village Renewal Scheme.

The policy in relation to bin provision and collection will be examined as part of the Litter Management Plan Review being undertaken by the Environment SPC and a draft report on same will be brought back to all area committees.