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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

QUESTION NO. 14

QUESTION: Councillor S. O'Hara

To ask the Chief Executive to provide an expected timeline for the installation of new smart solar-powered compactor bins in Rathcoole, Newcastle, Saggart, and Brittas, given the strong public demand for these facilities, to include Rathcoole Park.

REPLY:

The current plan for the rollout of solar compactor bins is to install them in a number of villages across the county in the first instance.  The locations where they are being installed initially are Clondalkin Village, Lucan Village, Tallaght Village and Rathfarnham Village.  The next phase will see bins installed in other village locations/urban centres.

There is no timeline currently available for the provision of solar compactor bins in parks.