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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 09, 2023

QUESTION NO.3

QUESTION: Councillor Carly Bailey

To ask the Chief Executive are there plans to ensure that footpaths near to schools are gritted during cold weather periods?

REPLY:

Currently SDCC provide winter treatment only across 300km of road network. The routes are chosen to ensure the primary distributor roads are treated as this ensures the delivery of essential goods and services. There are c.140 schools across the County. There is not the capacity to grit footpaths across the Council, however, we have provided 5 on street salt bins at key locations to allow the local community to grit footpaths where needed. Following the recent freezing weather we are now reviewing the number and location of these salt bins with a view to providing more salt bins across the County including at local schools.