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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE/FIRHOUSE/BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

MOTION NO. 3

MOTION: Councillor Alan Edge

That the Chief Executive provide a timeline for the delivery of bins in Kiltipper Park and on Kiltipper Road.

REPORT:

A commitment has been given previously to provide a number of litter bins at entrances to Kiltipper Park however these have not as yet been installed.  This matter will be addressed in the coming weeks.

The issue of providing bins along Kiltipper Road was on the agenda of the May 2021 meeting of this area committee meeting and was reported on at that time.  The report indicated that there were a number of issues that needed to be considered, 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 report stated also that the road is 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.  The matter has now been examined and for the reasons stated here, insufficient footpath width for a bin to be placed there as well as the lack of space to pull a service vehicle in off the road, it is not considered possible to provide litter bins on Kiltipper road.  It is worth noting that there are no litter generators along this road, the nearest one being Old Bawn shopping centre which is very well catered for with bins in place at the shops as well as at the bus stops on the main road.