COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 14, 2019

QUESTION NO.42

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the chief executive for a report in to services in SDCC and how many of them are contracted out and what the cost is to the taxpayer via our property tax? (Grass cutting , Tree Pruning)

REPLY: 

The Council outsources approx 20% of it’s tree management work, specifically the pruning of trees under ESB wires and the removal of dangerous or high risk trees – cost in 2019 is expected to be €450,000.

Tree planting is also contracted, the estimated cost in 2019 will be approx €200,000 for the planting of 1,650 trees.

The Council does not in general outsource grass cutting. Certain works are contracted that arise from time to time and that we do not have expertise in-house  – fabrication and erection of fencing, laying of macadam footpaths, construction of reinforced concrete walls.