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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 09, 2024

QUESTION NO.48

QUESTION: Councillor Joanna Tuffy

To ask the Chief Executive if he has considered if it would be feasible to increase the budget and add to the programme, to allow for additional estates to be added for the remainder of the tree pruning programme in 2024 and 2025, and if he will make a statement on the matter.

REPLY:

Prior to works on the Tree Maintenance Programme commencing, the list of estates is compiled by Public Relam to highlight areas for work over the coming 3 years. The areas listed are a combination of requests submitted by Councillors and Members of the public as well as estates informed by previous Tree Maintenance Programmes. The entire list is approved by Coucillors prior to implementation.

The programme generally takes the full three years to work through, however if completed ahead of time and pending budget availability, further estates may be tended too within the time period.

It is worth noting that trees have different rates of growth and are subject to the conditions they are growing in. Therefore, some areas need to be returned to sooner than others.

Regardless, should a Health and Safety issue arise in an area not listed on the programme, it will still be tended to as required to ensure the safety of the public.