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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

To ask the Chief Executive if a report or update can be provided on the commitments made during the Lucan Tidy Towns deputation in January 2025. This is to ensure that the agreed timelines and planned works are being carried out as expected.

REPLY:

Item 1 - Cleaning arrangements for Lucan Village, litter management and road sweeping

Commitments were given at the deputation meeting that SDCC would liaise with Oxygen (our contractor) in relation to additional leaf sweeping. This was done. The bins are emptied in the village on a daily basis where required. Any events that take place at weekends, additional litter picking and emptying of bins is provided. Public Realm Section are also examining the possibility of hiring green machines on a short-term basis while a procurement process for the purchase of green machines powered by electricity is being progressed.

Item 2 - Formal means of two-way communication between SDCC and Lucan Tidy Towns

Commitments were given to meet with Lucan Tidy Towns to go through their projects and 3-year plan. A new Tidy Towns Liaison staff member has started with the Environmental Awareness team and is setting this meeting up for early May.

Item 3 - Schedule of completion of clearing and landscaping the entrance to Ardeen

Commitments were made to clean up the area and review and monitor the site to help prevent further dumping. The area has since been cleared. A follow up inspection was carried out and further litter was removed on foot of that inspection.

Item 4 – Unstable sloped area along the Lucan Road, left hand side going towards the village, before Brookvale Estate.

Commitments were made to look at the wall to see if anything could be done. The Senior Executive Engineer has inspected the site and will revert to the Tidy Towns group if there are any proposals to carry out work in the immediate future. A commitment was also made to remove the kiosk in Lucan Village under the contract for the Lucan Village scheme and this has been carried out.