COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

MOTION NO. 18

MOTION: Councillor Peter Kavanagh

"This Area Committee agrees to increase the provision of weekend waste collection in our parks during summer months and asks the Chief Executive to detail efforts that have been made on this to date."

REPORT:

South Dublin County Council put in place increased cleaning and litter bin servicing in April/May 2020 and this has remained in place at all times throughout the pandemic. The servicing of litter bins in parks at weekends is a relatively new aspect of the cleansing and litter bin service, it was introduced in the first instance on bank holiday weekends in the four main parks and was then increased in the early days of Covid 19 restrictions to cover all park litter bins being serviced once over each weekend as well as on bank holidays when they occur. The Park Rangers who are present in the parks during the weekend also provide a litter collection service.

In light of ongoing issues regarding overflowing bins in Corkagh Park, 5 new bins were installed in problematic locations. These additional bins are considered a temporary measure and may be removed at a later date as usage of the park and the litter bins returns to normal.  An 1,100 litre wheeled container has also been installed in each of the 3 car parks in Corkagh Park to provide additional capacity for litter, also as a temporary measure.