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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE/FIRHOUSE/BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

MOTION NO. 16

MOTION: Councillor E. Murphy

That this Area Committee supports the immediate installation of litter bins along the Kiltipper Road and into Dodder Valley Park. Previous motions on this topic were passed in 2020 yet no action has been taken.

REPORT:

A commitment was given in 2020 to provide a number of litter bins in Dodder Valley Park and these are being installed at present, a number of bins are already in place and more will be provided in the coming days.

The issue of providing bins along Kiltipper Road has not been raised to date and has not yet been examined.  The request will now be examined to determine if litter bins are required and if there is scope to install and service them on Kiltipper Road.  There are a number of issues that need to be considered in this regard including the insufficient width of the footpath along much of Kiltipper Road which would make it difficult to place a litter bin along much of the footpath there.  The road itself is also narrow and this would present a problem for a service vehicle to pull in to allow an operative service a bin in safety and without blocking other road traffic.