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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

MOTION NO.1

MOTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

This area committee notes with disappointment that despite motions being passed that the bins along the Greenway of the Grand Canal in Clondalkin would be emptied more often than once a week, this has not yet been implemented. This committee agrees that the matter should be addressed post haste.

REPORT:

Previous responses to motions on this matter referred to the issuing of a tender for a new contract and that as part of that process, rates and service standards would be sought to provide for a degree of flexibility in the service particularly at those times of the year where activity levels are high leading to additional rubbish accumulating. Due to unforeseen circumstances, that tender had to be collapsed and a new request for tenders issued. The successful contractor will be appointed in the next couple of weeks. The new contract provides for additional collection services over the summer peak in particular and for further flexibility if necessary to respond to high levels of litter. The level and nature of waste along the Greenway will be monitored on an ongoing basis and steps taken as necessary to address the problem of domestic waste being left in this location.