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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 11, 2021

QUESTION NO. 32

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report to explain how a business can currently sponsor a roundabout and what the procedure is?

REPLY:

The Council is currently reviewing the Roundabout Sponsorship Scheme which was advertised in 2016.  This scheme is no longer open and the Council is currently not accepting applications for roundabout sponsorship.  Following completion of the review a decision will be taken as to whether a new scheme will be put in place in 2022.

The previous roundabout sponsorship scheme went out to tender in 2016.  A minimum sponsorship amount was specified in the tender documentation, any offer above that amount was valid.  The sponsorship price was based on the highest tender received for each roundabout but no less than €1000 per roundabout for roundabouts with a traffic flow of ≤ 10,000, no less than €2000 per roundabout per annum for roundabouts with a traffic flow of 10,000 - 20,000, and no less than €3000 per roundabout per annum for roundabouts with a traffic flow of 20,000-30,000. 

The response to the scheme was limited, with a small number of companies responding to the scheme and a low to average sponsorship price submitted. Two companies participated in the scheme.