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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, December 12, 2016
QUESTION NO.20
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
To ask the Chief Executive to detail the Council's plans to provide an effective Emergency Service throughout the forthcoming Christmas holiday season.
REPLY:
The Winter Gritting season has already commenced and SDCC gritters have been out on a number of occasions. The Council’s Winter Maintenance Plan 2016/17 has been presented to Area Committees. http://www.sdublincoco.ie/index.aspx?pageid=4898&dpageid=1442
The Council has maintenance crews on standby to deal with emergencies over the Christmas period. An emergency service is provided where members of the public seeking assistance in an emergency can contact the Council's out of hours emergency number at 01 4574907.
Crews from Roads, Water and Drainage, Housing and the Public Realm are on call to deal with flooding, fallen trees, frozen/burst pipes and other weather related incidents.
In the event of severe adverse weather the public and business community will be kept advised of the ongoing situation using the Council’s Website, Twitter, Facebook, E-Mail, SMS text and regular press releases.
Winter Ready information is available on the Councils website and provides useful guidance for members of the public in dealing with adverse weather conditions.