COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 10, 2008

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor C. King

To ask the Manager, to discourage local skip companies within the County from providing "free skip bags" to residents without deposits as this practice is encouraging long term storage of waste in residential gardens and roads which in some cases is causing an environmental health hazard including attracting vermin to housing estates?

REPLY:

The Environmental Services Department has written to the comapnies involved in the practice of distributing skip bags to put them on notice that their actions are causing significant issues in relation to the illegal disposal of waste in the County.  The possibility of pursuing prosecutions against these companies under the Litter Pollution Act, 1997 is currently being examined.

Additionally, an audit has been carried out to identify households where full skip bags are being stored and enforcement action is proceeding against the owners/residents where they are in breach of Litter Pollution Act or where evidence can be found in skip bags that have been dumped.