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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE/FIRHOUSE/BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 08, 2020

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor Clare O'Byrne

That this committee examines the introduction of a deposit scheme for allotments run by the SDCC to encourage holders to return their plot in a tidy, ready-to-use condition.

REPORT:

Allotments are allocated on an annual basis by way of a licence.  Each year there is an annual fee charged which is calculated by the size of each individual plot.

Allotment holders sign an annual agreement whereby they agree to maintain and work their plot to at least 75% of the plot size.  Inspections are carried out on a regular basis and where a plot is deemed to be undercultivated a serious of letters issue to the holder reminding them of their obligations under the signed annual agreement, encouraging them to work the allotment.  Where the agreement remains broken and it is evident that no work has taken place, the plot is taken back and offered to the next person on the waiting list.

It is planned to review this policy and procedure in 2021 and the introduction of a deposit scheme will be examined during this process.