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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 08, 2025

QUESTION NO. 18

QUESTION: Councillor J. Sinnott

To ask the Chief Executive what is the criteria the Council executive use when deciding on the upgrading of footpaths in residential estates?

REPLY:

Every year SDCC carry out a Road and Footpath Repair Programme.

Locations requiring repair are identified following inspections by the road inspectors.  Inspections are carried out upon receipt of repair requests from Councillors/members of the public or locations identified by inspectors in the course of their work.

When a road or footpath is inspected any and all defects will be noted. If they require repair, the inspector will either list if for consideration on a future repair programme or for direct labour crews to resolve depending on the location and scale of the work.  Significant hazards will be marked as urgent and resolved as quickly as possible.

Common defects in footpaths that would necessitate repairs are;

Common defects in roads that would necessitate repairs are;