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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 08, 2016

QUESTION NO. 11

QUESTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

"To ask the Chief Executive how many PPN members from the Rathfarnham/Templeogue-Terenure area applied for the latest round of Social Credit Schemes and how many were successful?"

REPLY:

The Social Credits Scheme, which was first developed within South Dublin County Council in 2010, is an ongoing initiative that rewards community and other groups who take ownership of their environment and improve their local area by carrying out pro-environmental actions such as community cleanups, maintenance of community gardens, graffiti removal and weeding of footpaths.

On average the scheme receives over 200 applications per month.

There are a total of 19 groups from within the RTT Electoral Area registered with the PPN and cumulatively, since 1st January 2016, a total of 6 of these registered groups have been assisted through the Social Credit Scheme for a total of 88 Social Credit eligible actions.

During October 2016 a total of 11 applications were received from 3 registered groups from within the Rathfarnham/Templeogue-Terenure area.