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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, December 11, 2017
QUESTION NO. 9
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
To ask the Chief Executive to confirm what plans are in place to deal with emergencies over the Christmas period; will he give details in that regard and will he make a statement.
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 2017/18 has been presented to Area Committees in November, see link http://intranet/cmas/documentsbyitem.aspx?itemid=55550
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 elected members, 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.