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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
QUESTION NO. 10
QUESTION: Councillor L. O'Toole
To ask the Chief Executive Officer how many additional bins were requested to be installed in 2020, how have since been installed. If the report could breakdown the bins per area where possible, as in Adamstown, village area, parks, on street etc.
REPLY:
The provision of litter bins is carried out in accordance with the Litter Bin Installation Protocol as set out in the Litter Management Plan 2020-2022. The protocol sets out the basic principles for litter bin placement to provide consistency and appropriate coverage in all parts of the county.
Locations where requests for bins should receive priority for litter bin placements are:
Town and village centres
- Vicinity of shops such as newsagents, food retailers, supermarkets
- Areas where people congregate e.g. bus stops, tram stops, post offices, public service buildings / offices
- Main routes to schools
- Larger parks greater than 16 hectares in size e.g. in the vicinity of playgrounds and dog runs
All sites considered suitable for bin placement are subject to capacity of the location to facilitate safe access for maintenance vehicles (side loader).
Locations that are not considered suitable for litter bin as they tend to attract dumping, vandalism are:
- Residential areas with no mixed usage, especially cul-de-sac type developments, as they attract dumping of household waste around the litter bins
- Parks less than 16 hectares in size where located in residential areas, unless some demonstrable demand exists that cannot be met by bin placement on street
In managing this service, the Council is mindful of all costs when considering requests for new bins. These include not just the initial purchase and installation cost but must also have regard to the ongoing maintenance and servicing costs for each new bin.
Where a request is received for a new/replacement litter bin, each location will be assessed having regard to the criteria set out above, as well as the existing provision of litter bins nearby i.e. within 400m. It is neither desirable nor effective to simply provide litter bins on a request basis.
The table below gives details of the 33 bin requests received in 2020. The details provided in the status column should be read in conjunction with the Litter Bin Installation Protocol as outlined above.
|
LOCATION |
No of requests received for bin |
STATUS |
|
Parks & Open Spaces |
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|
Collinstown Park |
2 |
Bin installed at playground |
|
Ballyowen Park |
2 |
Bin installed |
|
Hermitage Park |
3 |
2 installed at Hermitage Park extension. 4 existing bins in Hermitage Park are within 400m. |
|
Willsbrook Park |
1 |
Not required. Existing bin provision approx. 80m away. |
|
Griffeen Valley Park Extension |
1 |
To be examined |
|
Generic request for bins in Lucan parks |
1 |
No specification location identified |
|
Glenaulin Park |
1 |
Not possible to install due to vandalism & ASB issues. |
|
Hillcrest Open Space |
3 |
Not suitable, <16ha located in residential area |
|
Glenpark Drive Open Space, Palmerstown |
1 |
Not suitable, <16ha located in residential area |
|
ROADS |
||
|
Neilstown Road |
1 |
Bin installed |
|
Ballyowen Lane |
2 |
Existing bin provision <300m away. New bin installed at south end of lane. |
|
Coldcut Road |
1 |
Bin installed |
|
Castle Road |
1 |
Not required. 7 existing bins in vicinity. |
|
N4 Slip Road to Liffey Valley |
1 |
Bin installed |
|
Esker Road -Bus stop 2505 outside St Finians Estate |
1 |
Bin to be installed |
|
Newcastle Road |
1 |
Bin installed at bus stop at Westbury Court |
|
HOUSING ESTATES |
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|
Adamstown |
3 |
Areas not in charge. Adequate provision in areas in charge. |
|
Woodview Heights |
4 |
1 in vicinity of school |
|
Arthur Griffith Park estate |
1 |
Not required 2 existing bins in vicinity <400m away. |
|
OTHER |
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|
Newbridge Play Area |
1 |
Not in change – referred to developer |
|
Quarryvale Shops |
1 |
To be installed |