COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

MOTION NO.2

MOTION: Councillor William Joseph Carey

That this Area Committee agrees that SDCC should review the locations for "Salt Bins" to enable people to clear ice and snow from footpaths and streets within estates. the committee notes that the area of Greenpark is a particularly problematic area due to the incline of the streets that run perpendicular from N7 down through estate.

REPORT:

Following issues with compacted snow that was experienced by a number of estates during the second week of December 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 December weather event to locate areas that were identified as problematic.