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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 13, 2017

QUESTION NO. 22

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive to table a report on the current Tree Programme detailing the efforts by his staff to deal with what might be described as emergency calls relating to damaged Trees and will he also confirm the progress of the Programme arising from the employment of additional staff.

REPLY:

The 2016 Tree Maintenance programme remains ongoing and any outstanding commitments have been carried into this early part of 2017 for completion. All works listed under the 2016 Tree Maintenance programme will be actioned in advance of commencing a new programme of tree maintenance works.  A full report on the 2016 Tree Maintenance programme will be presented at the March meeting of the four Area Committees.

The Council has an emergency plan for severe weather conditions and has tree maintenance crews on call 24 hours a day for any tree related emergencies.

The Council currently has two full-time tree maintenance crews in operation.  Provision has been made in the Council's 2017 budget for set up of a third full-time tree maintenance crew.  This crew is not yet in operation but the recruitment process for this crew is underway.