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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 13, 2023

QUESTION NO. 15

QUESTION: Councillor D. McManus

To ask the Chief Executive the number of staff and work crews employed by SDCC involved in tree maintenance across the whole Council area, and if a statement is available?

REPLY:

Staff are currently assigned to 2 permanent tree crews, one operating on the north side of the county and a second operating on the south side.  These crews are made up of 4 or 5 staff each with the number being determined by the work to be undertaken at any given time.  Additional staff are also assigned to tree work on a seasonal basis to carry out basic tree maintenance tasks which require a lower level of training and expertise.  Staff are made available for this work once the pressures of grass cutting and bonfire clean up have eased, with the work generally taking place between December and February.  In addition to the direct labour tree maintenance operation the Public Realm Section also has in place three framework agreements for the outsourcing of work in the following categories with a total of 6 contractors appointed across the 3 frameworks

1. Maintenance of trees under ESB wires,
2. Maintenance work including removal of dangerous or high risk trees, and
3. General maintenance including remedial pruning, felling and stump removal.