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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 14, 2025

QUESTION NO. 25

QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

To ask the Chief Executive to list in tabular format by village the number of Green Machine street cleaning devices in service across the county.

REPLY:

The Council's Public Realm Section has six pedestrian sweepers in place as set out in the table below, also shown is the current operating status of each one.  Three of these sweepers are currently operational while three are not, due to difficulties in the the availability of replacement parts for maintenance.  In addition three mini-sweepers are in operation which sweep town and village centres including footpaths and are also used to sweep park footpaths and cycle tracks.  The Council's road sweeping contractor operates five large suction road sweepers and three mini/micro sweepers which are used to sweep footpaths and cycle tracks including segregated cycle tracks.  The process to procure new pedestrian sweepers has commenced, the hire of a number of units is in the process of being arranged to cover the period until those new procured units are in place.

No. Location Status
1 Tallaght  Unit is operational 
2 Rathfarnham Unit is operational
3 Templeogue Unit not operational 
4 Clondalkin Unit not operational
5 Lucan Unit not operational
6 Palmerstown Unit is operational