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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

MOTION NO. 3

MOTION: Councillor David McManus

That this area committee requests the Chief Executive to install grit containers at the entrances to Whitecliff estate on Whitechurch Road, Bolton Park estate on Ballyboden Road and Eden estate on Grange Road, as a means of allowing residents to grit local roads and footpaths to combat snow and ice?

REPORT:

Following issues with compacted snow that was experienced by a number of estates during the second week of Dec we have carried out a review of our salt bin location criteria.

We will no longer be placing salt bins within individual estates but will be placing them at strategic locations around the county. These salt bins will be available to multiple estates and local amenities and will provide a better and broader level of service.

We are currently examining strategic locations bearing in mind

• Location of local community amenities such as shops and schools
• What roads are on our treatment routes
• Where other salt bins are located.

We will also use customer requests from the Dec weather event to locate areas that were identified as problematic.