COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTON/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

QUESTION NO. 10

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

How many (a) School Wardens, (b) Litter Wardens, (c) Park Rangers and (d) Dog Wardens are there in this LAC

REPLY:

(a) School Wardens

 There are 94 full time School Wardens and 12 Relief Wardens employed by South Dublin County Council broken down as follows:-

Lucan/Clondalkin Area – 36 Crossings

Tallaght/Rathcoole Area – 31 Crossings

Templeogue/Rathfarnham – 27 Crossings

 (b) Litter Wardens

There are currently five full time Litter Wardens employed by South Dublin County Council. All of the wardens will operate throughout the County. For operational purposes each Litter Warden is assigned an area within the County however these areas are not currently aligned to Area Committees.

(c) Park Rangers

There are currently 3 Park Rangers employed to patrol the parks in the Lucan, Palmerstown and North Clondalkin areas. This number is augmented in the evenings and at weekends as the need arises to coincide with an increase in park visitor numbers and activities.

(d) Dog Wardens

There are currently two full time Dog Wardens employed by South Dublin County Council. Both of the Dog Wardens operate throughout the Council's administrative area. In general, one Warden patrols North of N7 and one South of N7 on a daily basis.