Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2012
753. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the fix your street review group was established; the person who is chairperson of this group; the membership of same; the number of meetings that have been held; the number of reports and conclusions issued; the action taken or to be taken as a result of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48719/12]
View answerThe FixYourStreet Review Group was established in September 2011 and was chaired by my Department (Mr Donal Enright, Principal Officer). The Review Group included representatives from my Department, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, South Dublin County Council and the Local Government Management Agency.
The Review Group met once, subsequently finalised the drafting of its report by way of written procedure, and reported to me in December 2011. It concluded, inter alia, that it is important that the rollout of the FixYourStreet initiative is beneficial to all local authorities; that it should avoid significant fiscal or staffing cost being incurred by local authorities in its operation and that it should be integrated with local business processes. The Group also recommended that where re-engineering of processes is required that this should be done with the intention of driving down overall administrative costs and optimising the customer service function.
I am advised that six local authorities, South Dublin, Fingal, Galway and Kildare County Councils together with Dublin and Waterford City Councils have gone live on the FixYourStreet website. I am also advised that another 21 local authorities will go live shortly.
The FixYourStreet website assists residents in reporting problems with street lighting, drainage, graffiti, waste collection and road and path maintenance in their neighbourhoods, with a guarantee that the authority will respond within two working days. It incorporates interactive mapping, allowing users to locate on an online map the precise location of the problem or issue being reported.
