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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

QUESTION NO. 12

QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

To ask the Chief Executive  if there have been any cases in the last two years in the Woodford/Knockmitten area of Clondalkin where contractors engaged under the footpath maintenance programme, have been asked to redo their work after work has been inspected by SDCC staff?

REPLY:

Over the last two years, no contractor has be asked to redo large areas of works carried out under the Footpath Repair Programme in the Woodford/Knockmitten area of Clondalkin. In a small number of locations the contractor has been requested to carry out minor remedial works.

The textured finish of the concrete is acceptable, on the whole, and while the revised levels are slightly different to the pre-existing ones, the concrete is not failing and appears to be structurally sound. The aesthetics of the footpath alone is not adequate justification for extensive remedial works given the environmental impacts the breaking out and disposal of existing concrete and the carbon footprint involved in the manufacturing of new concrete.