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Utility Services
Gas Emergency
Gas Networks Ireland
Phone: 1850-205050
Electricity Emergency/Outage
ESB Networks
Phone: 1850-372999 or 021-2382410
Wastewater Blockage and Blocked Drains
Since July 2017 Irish Water is the contact point for all water and wastewater connections. https://www.water.ie/wastewater/issues/blockages/
Responsibility for clearing a blockage depends on its location. If the blockage is in your internal plumbing or inside private property boundaries then it is your responsibility.
For blockages downstream of the property, then all properties contributing to the flow are responsible for the blockage. In this instance, any neighbours should be contacted to determine the location of the blockage by lifting any access chambers or manholes on the drain. Then rodding of the drain may release the blockage.
Some residents have reported great service and value from AJ Drains (087-6905400).
Contact Irish Water if a blockage still persists after investigation of the private drains, or if the blockage is in the public sewer, giving rise to back up in the private drains.
County Council
Councillors
The list of councillors is listed on Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council website, and can be accessed for the Dundrum Electoral Area here.
The list for Dundrum on 28 October 2018 is:
| Councillor Shay Brennan 31 Finsbury Park, Churchtown | 086-8290570 | sbrennan@cllr.dlrcoco.ie | Fianna Fáil |
| Councillor Anne Colgan 30 Ashlawn, Ballinteer Road | 087-2454202 | acolgan@cllr.dlrcoco.ie | Independent |
| Councillor Daniel Dunne 126 Meadow Park, Churchtown | 087-1154468 | ddunne@cllr.dlrcoco.ie | The Green Party |
| Councillor Anna Grainger 18 Holywell Upper, Kilmacud Road | 087-2825511 | agrainger@cllr.dlrcoco.ie | Fine Gael |
| Councillor Sean McLoughlin 49a Broadford Drive, Ballinteer | 087-7411638 | smcloughlin@cllr.dlrcoco.ie | Independent |
| Councillor Peter O’Brien 23 Clonard Lawn Sandyford Road | 086-4611638 | pobrien@cllr.dlrcoco.ie | Labour |
| Councillor Jim O’Leary 48 Parkvale Sandyford Road | 086-8186732 | joleary@cllr.dlrcoco.ie | Fine Gael |
Reporting Incidents
Reporting of incidents or issues for the council can be done directly at https://www.dlrcoco.ie/en/report-it. The council’s website can be found at https://www.dlrcoco.ie and we have included some useful extracts here.
Traffic and Parking
To report an instance of illegal parking you may contact the Council’s Parking Section on 01-2054884 or email parkingcontrol@dlrcoco.ie
Members of the public can call Garda Traffic Watch lo-call number1890 205 805 to report aggressive driver behaviour, driving hazards and traffic-related incidents. Calls are answered and logged by civilian personnel at the Garda Information Services Centre, Castlebar. The reported incident is then forwarded to the relevant Garda Station for investigation.
Street Lighting
If you have an enquiry about street lighting in your area, please contact the Public Lighting Section in the Transportation Department on 01-2054809.
Public Trees
Please note that the trees on grass verges, in parks etc. are public property and these should not be cut back or cut down. If there is a tree in your area that needs to be cut back, please contact your Parks Department on 01-2054700 or parks@dlrcoco.ie to arrange for this to be added to the tree care programme.
If there are trees dangerously overhanging a public road or footpath and these trees are from a public area, it is the Council’s responsibility to maintain them. If you have a complaint about a dangerous tree, please contact your Parks Department on 01-2054700 or parks@dlrcoco.ie.
Private Trees
If a tree belonging to a resident is dangerously overhanging a public road or footpath, please contact the Roads Maintenance Section on 01-2054879 or email them on transportation@dlrcoco.ie and they will serve a notice to the resident.
Road and Footpath Maintenance
If a footpath or road is defective and in need of renewal in your area, please contact the Roads Maintenance Section on 01-2054879 or email them on transportation@dlrcoco.ie.
Road Signage
If there is an existing road sign or plate that is damaged and needs replacing you should contact the Roads Maintenance Section on 01-2054879 or email them on transportation@dlrcoco.ie.
Road Sweeping
The Road Sweeping schedule is operational between March and October. Please see the link below to find out when your road / street is due to be swept. The Council does not collect bags of leaves. If your road or estate needs to be swept, please contact environ@dlrcoco.ie, phone 01-2054817 or freephone 1800-403503.
The schedule for road sweeping is available from the council. The current schedule is that Balally estate is cleaned on Wednesdays on the week 2 route (generally the second week of each month).
Litter Warden
Each ward in the country has been assigned a litter warden and a staff member to deal with queries that you may have relating to litter and illegal dumping. The contact for Balally is Denise Muntner. Denis may also be contacted to request that streets are swept and gullies cleaned etc.
To report littering issues or illegal dumping, please contact the Environment Department on 01-2054817, free-phone 1800-403503 or email environ@dlrcoco.ie.
Back-yard Burning
The burning of waste is illegal.If you wish to report any incident of burning phne 01-2047954 or email wasteenforcement@dlrcoco.ie.