COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, October 12, 2020
QUESTION NO.9
QUESTION: Councillor T. Costello
To ask the chief executive can I get a report YTD month by month tabular on housing estates where tree pruning has been completed in the county
REPLY:
Tree work completed to end August includes 1,216 trees pruned and 310 trees removed, 994 trees were planted in early 2020 and 2,529 trees have been surveyed. It is expected that the target of 4,000 trees to be pruned or removed will be achieved by year end.
Covid restriction impacted on work as staff were directed to cleansing and grass cutting during the months of March, April and May. Council staff have resumed tree maintenance work and contractors have been engaged to work on areas where there are dangerous trees, utility services, estates that were on 2017-29 tree programme but not yet done and trees in one-off locations which need to be attended to but are not on the approved tree programme.
In addition to the planned whole estate and road programme, reactive and emergency works is carried out on individual trees as necessary to minimise risks to the public. Emergency and reactive tree works will take priority over the planned programme of tree maintenance works. Since the start of 2020 – there have been 6 storms
The following table outlines the locations where tree maintenance took place in 2020.
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2020 |
Areas |
Comments |
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January |
Orlagh Lealand Castle Grove Hillview |
Storm Brendan |
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February |
Orlagh Tymon Park – Rushbrook, Kennington Glenfield |
Storm Ciara Storm Dennis Storm Jorge |
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March |
Orlagh Wheatfields Covid restrictions |
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April |
Covid restrictions – focus on cleansing |
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May |
Covid restrictions Rear of Osprey park |
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June |
Rathfarnham Castle Park Firhouse Road West |
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July |
Orlagh Park Glenvara Dodder Park Road Palmerstown Woods |
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August |
Glenvara Dodder Valley Park Anne Devlin estate Palmerstown Woods |
Storm Ellen Storm Francis
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September |
Glenvara Pinewood Park Grange Manor Grange Downs Killinarden Park Mount Andrew Oatfield |
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