COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, July 08, 2019
QUESTION NO. 12
QUESTION: Councillor Teresa Costello
To ask the Chief Executive to outline the Council's budget for tree maintenance (including tree removal, replacement and re-planting) since 2014 in tabular form for each year.
REPLY:
The budget allocation for tree maintenance for the years 2014 to date are shown below. Also shown are statistics which give details of work carried out in this area in each of the years in question.
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2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
Budget € |
1,981,500 |
2,138,000 |
2,279,900 |
2,359,700 |
2,490,900 |
2,796,100 |
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Figures to end May 2019 |
|
Trees removed |
1528 (Incl both) |
1087 (Incl both) |
706 |
1032 |
1189 |
931 |
|
Trees pruned |
1616 |
1766 |
1997 |
390 |
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Trees planted |
0 |
0 |
426 |
606 |
1713 |
1,634 |
|
Tree stump removal |
Not recorded |
Not recorded |
585 |
328 |
4 |
651 |
|
Tree inspections |
Approx. 900 |
3119 |
3693 |
4056 |
3147 |
4,653 |
The Tree maintenance budget includes all costs associated with tree management - tree inspection, maintenance, planting, professional and technical support, staff costs as well as maintenance of hedges around the County.