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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 12, 2015

QUESTION NO. 15

QUESTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

To ask the Chief Executive how many calls SDCC has received in relation to the new leaf collection procedures?  Have the contacts increased since the introduction of the new system?  Can more to done to get the message out there that SDCC no longer collect bags of leaves?

REPLY:

In previous years, collections of leaves have taken place through the Social Credits Scheme and through the public realm maintenance schedule. There were 163 collections of leaves organised through the social credits system in 2013 in addition to leaves being collected during general clean ups. 

The Social Credit Scheme does not now apply to leaf collection.   Details of the change to the Social Credit Scheme in respect of the removal of fallen leaves was posted on the Social Credits internet page on 3rd October 2014 as well as being posted on twitter and facebook. An email was also sent directly to all Social Credit contacts.

Elected Members were also notified of the new arrangements by email.

This year, bags of leaves have been collected from community groups on a once off basis where these groups had not been aware of the new arrangements.

To date in 2014 a total of 507 contacts have been made via fix your street, customer contact system, membersreps etc in respect of fallen leaves. 

The sweeping of leaves is carried out by the Council's contractor, Oxigen on a response basis in addition to scheduled road -sweeping.