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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor Peter Kavanagh

"To ask the Chief Executive what measures are being put in place to avoid a repeat of the situation in the summer of 2020 where refuse facilities in parks in the Clondalkin LEA were not sufficient to cope with demand and were frequently overflowing."

REPLY:

The increase in visitor numbers to parks in the Clondalkin LEA during the summer of 2020 coincided with more favourable weather conditions than what is being experienced at present. While it is expected that visitor numbers to parks will see a rise during the current Level 5 lockdown, similar numbers to summer 2020 are not expected. The current arrangements in place to address the emptying of bins are considered to be appropriate to the level of use that parks are receiving. If visitor levels increase and additional pressure is place on the waste facilities, staff will be reassigned to address the matter.