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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 10, 2017

QUESTION NO.4

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed update on the review of public realm depots in the County, including a timeframe for completion of the review?

REPLY:

The review of Public Realm operations has not yet been concluded, it is expected that this will be done in the second quarter of 2017. The review is focussing on operational matters with regard to how services are being provided and from where they are provided, and specifically with regard to the quality of service provided and related efficiencies.  

The 2017 Budget provided for a third full time tree pruning crew, the introduction of 15 additional seasonal workers over the summer and a revised approach to public realm maintenance which has been introduced based on town and village teams responsible for all aspects of maintenance, presentation and appearance.

The village crews have been introduced and their responsibilities include daily cleansing, weekly grass cutting, edging of grass margins, trimming of hedgerows, weed control and removal, maintenance of roundabouts and planted areas, cleaning of street furniture, response to graffiti, maintenance of boundaries where appropriate and other issues as they arise from time to time.  These responsibilities will be extended to approach roads to each village with the full range of tasks listed above being attended to on approaches on a programmed basis as well.