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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 09, 2024

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor N. Whelan

To ask the Chief Executive how many school traffic wardens are employed by SDCC and where they are located.

REPLY: 

South Dublin County Council provides a School Warden Service in accordance with Section 96 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961. School Wardens are employed to operate at places where school-children cross public roads to enable school children to cross the road safely.

There are currently 95 school crossings covered by 94 Permanent School Wardens.   

The Council operates the School Warden Service within the following 3 districts:

Lucan/Clondalkin – 37 Crossings

Tallaght/Rathcoole – 31 Crossings

Templeogue/Rathfarnham – 27 Crossing

There are currently 16 Relief School Wardens who cover school crossing in the absence of the permanent school warden. 

See list of assisted crossing locations attached.