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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 14, 2025

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor M. Johansson

To ask the Chief Executive for a breakdown of the number of grass cutting staff per depot in the county?

REPLY:

Grass cutting resources are assigned across five Public Realm Operations depots, as shown in the table below. Staffing levels can adjust daily or weekly based on grass growth and seasonal needs. During high growth periods, additional staff may be assigned, while numbers decrease towards the end of the grass cutting season or during low rainfall periods. The depot restructuring project moved staff and resources from Sean Walsh Park and Rathfarnham depots to Tymon depot, resulting in a higher number of grass cutting resources there. Areas maintained by Sean Walsh and Rathfarnham depots also transferred to Tymon depot. The areas maintained by each depot are devised to reflect the available resources in that depot and this is under constant review and is adjusted when considered necessary.

Depot Tractor mower Ride on mower Total
Waterstown  2 3 5
Deansrath 6 4 10
Corkagh 4 4 8
Tymon  8 10 18
Saggart 4 4 8
  24 25 49