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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor E. Murphy

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the disposal of Christmas Trees in the Rathfarnham/Templeogue Terenure areas. Can the report detail the cost of the disposal of Christmas Trees; the length of time taken to dispose of the trees and any incidents reported at any of the locations designated by the Council?"

REPLY:

"Shredding of Christmas trees ran for a period of 3 weeks this year, it commenced on Saturday January 7th and ended on Saturday January 28th.  There were approximately 4,500 trees shredded in the Rathfarnham/Templeogue-Terenure area this year, the estimated cost of the operation was €8,500. 

There were problems encountered at two of the designated drop-off locations, at Cherryfield car park and at the Rathfarnham Castle car park.    While the shredding of trees was in progress at these sites neither car park was available to members of the public wishing to visit the parks in question.  In light of this both sites are now considered to be unsuitable for the acceptance of large numbers of trees which occurs over a short time period.  It is proposed that alternative sites will be sought for January 2018."