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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor S. O'Hara

To ask the Chief Executive to consider introducing an extra park warden for Rathcoole Park.

REPLY:

There are 14 Park Rangers in place and assigned to the operational depots in the County as follows - 6 rangers assigned to Corkagh depot, 4 in Deansrath depot and 4 in Tymon depot. 

The rangers work a 5 days over 7 roster that varies through the course of the year, 10am to 5pm in winter and 10am to 9pm in mid-summer with hours matching opening hours of the parks.  The rangers carry out daily patrols in the regional parks and mobile patrols from time to time and as required in other parks that are assigned to them in their areas.  Rathcoole Park is patrolled by rangers operating out of Corkagh depot.  There are no plans to increase the park ranger number at this time.