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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 14, 2022

QUESTION NO. 38

QUESTION: Councillor Eoin Ó Broin

To ask the Chief Executive how many direct labour tree maintenance crews SDCC have as part of their workforce and if the crews work exclusively on tree maintenance?

REPLY :

There are 10 direct labour staff assigned on a full time basis to tree maintenance works, including pruning, planting and removal of trees, operating within the Council's Public Realm Section.  These staff make up crews which operate in a flexible way in responding to the requirements of the approved tree maintenance programme, crews can consist of different numbers of staff depending on the nature of the work that is being assigned to a crew.  The tree maintenance staff/crews are augmented by the assignment of additional staff to tree maintenance works over the winter months when the demands of the grass cutting season have greatly reduced.