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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 08, 2021

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor K. Mahon

Can the Chief Executive please provide a map of the areas that are currently identified for wild flower meadows and an outline of the tendering process and plan for their upkeep in the coming seasons? 

REPLY:

There are currently 145 ha of grassland in the county managed for biodiversity and this area is increasing year on year.  The link below is to a map of the pollinator sites which are mostly in the larger parks within the county.  In 2019 the Council issued a call for tenders for the annual cutting of the wildflower meadows which also includes the collection, lifting and removal of the grass cuttings.  A single party framework agreement was put in place for this service following the tender process and we are currently in the second year of a four year agreement for provision of the service.

h]ttps://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/environment/pollinators/pollinator-county-map-2021-b.pdf