COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

MOTION NO.  15

MOTION: Councillor Eoin Ó Broin

"That this Area Committee commends the work of the Environment, Water and Climate Change Directorate of SDCC in organising for the recent removal of chewing gum on the footpaths of the Architectural Conservation Area of Clondalkin, and as a follow up agrees to full deep cleaning of the same footpaths in 2022."

REPORT:

The removal of chewing gum from the paths in the Architectural Conservation Area of Clondalkin Village was carried out as part of the Public Realm Improvement Works Programme 2021. The work was undertaken on a one-off basis to deal with a specific waste item that was present at the time. The cost of carrying out a full deep clean of the same paths would be significant and would not result in any long-term benefit. The volume of water required to carry out such a task would not be environmentally sustainable and would be contrary to the Corporate Plan Objective to create a sustainable low carbon and climate resilient county.

There are no proposals to carry out a full deep clean of the same footpaths in Clondalkin Village in 2022.