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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 09, 2024

QUESTION NO.21

QUESTION: Councillor M. Duff

Could the Manager please give details of the number of requests that were made for tree removals, resulting from damage to property in 2023/2024. Could he also detail the number of cases where the householder was asked to provide an Engineers report?

REPLY:

During the 12 month period from August 2023 to August 2024 the Council received a total of 2,449 queries which are logged on the customer care system and which related to the management of trees in some way.  Of that total number of 2,449 the number of queries categorised and logged as tree removal requests which specifically mentioned damage or potential damage to property was 64.  These 64 queries have been examined and it was found that 56 of them referred to damage to public property such as the public footpath and 8 referred to damage or potential damage to private property including private boundary walls and driveways.  In relation to each of those 8 queries the resident in each case has been requested to provide an engineer's report to substantiate the claim that the publicly owned tree is causing damage to private property, with one report received to date.