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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor R. McMahon

"Following the trial of Dog Poo Bag Dispensers in Rathfarnham Castle, these might also be rolled out to Dodder Valley Park.

More urgently and importantly can the Council put in Standard Litter Bins at all the Car Parks and Pedestrian entrances to Dodder Valley Park as another step towards improving the Park."

REPORT:

"A number of litter bins have been provided at entrances to the Dodder Valley Park in the past 18 months, at Old Bawn Road and Seskin View Road.  This current proposal to provide public litter bins at all the car parks and pedestrian entrances to the park has been examined.  It should be noted that, for example, there are 10 pedestrian entrances to the park from the Seskin View, New Bawn and Bawnville housing areas all within a short distance of each other.  While it is considered necessary to provide additional litter bins at this park, it is not considered necessary to provide a bin at each of these pedestrian entrances.  A survey of entrances and car parks at the park will be carried out to determine where the provision of litter bins is necessary and a report on the matter will be presented to the area committee when completed.

The results of the Dog Poo Dispensers trial in Rathfarnham Castle and Rathcoole Park show that there are high numbers of walkers in our parks and that a large proportion, between 25 and 35%, walk their dogs. 

The trial however shows that small numbers have availed of the dog poo bags provided.  In addition there was a problem with littering of bags in Rathcoole Park during the trial.

No decision has as taken as of yet on the matter of providing further dispensers. However interestingly, two groups have recently made approaches to "adopt" dog poo dispensers as community pilot projects in their areas and the logistics of such proposals are currently being considered."