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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 08, 2025

QUESTION NO.1

QUESTION: Councillor J. Sinnott

To ask the manager to provide a brief overview of the Council's responsibilities for maintaining green spaces in residential estates.

REPLY:

The Public Realm Section is responsible for the maintenance of green spaces in residential estates that have been taken in charge by the Council. This includes a range of seasonal and routine operations to ensure these areas are safe, accessible and well maintained. Services provided include mowing of grassed areas during the growing season (excludes grass margins outside of houses), regular litter picking, waste management, hedge cutting and the inspection and upkeep of playgrounds where present. Meadow management is carried out in designated long and short flowering wildflower locations to support biodiversity and pollinators. Tree maintenance including pruning or removal is undertaken as required to address tree health concerns.