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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 08, 2015

QUESTION NO.20

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive to confirm what help is available to local groups and associations who wish to organise Clean Ups and will he also state what the level of such requests has been so far this year?

REPLY:

The Council acknowledges the significant effort and impact made by the many local groups, associations and individuals who every day take some action, large or small, to improve their local environment, which helps make their communities better places to live, work and visit.

Accordingly the Council has  mechanisms in place to assist these groups.

Social Credits Scheme

The Council's Social Credit's Scheme rewards community groups who take ownership of their local area by undertaking projects which benefit the community.  It is the main portal through which community groups can access the services of the Council, and a channel through which the Council can optimise supports provided.  

Activity is ongoing throughout the year but generally peaks in tandem with the annual the An Taisce Nation Spring Clean initiative

The scheme incorporates Community clean-ups and Bulbs not Bonfires. The Council places a stock of materials in community centres throughout the County. Through this system community groups sign out materials such as litter pickers, shovels, brushes and high vis jackets , bring them back and sign them back in once they are finished (although this doesn't always happen).

The Council provides a collection service for materials picked up by volunteers.

833 requests for assistance were received to 30/4/2015.

Tidy Towns

The Council also provides support and assistance to Tidy Towns Groups with grants made available from a specific annual approved budget, the provision of guidance on development of various aspects of the assessment criteria eg Sustainable Waste & Resource Management  and the collection service for materials picked up by volunteers.

If any community group/Resident's Association would like assistance we would ask them to make contact with our Environmental Awareness Team.