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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 14, 2008

MOTION NO. 9

MOTION: Councillor A. McGaughey

That following the adoption of the Litter Management Plan at the June Council Meeting that the Manager, in consultation with local councillors, put in place a formal procedure to track the delivery of the plan's aims and objectives at Local Area level with special reference to minimising litter and the removal of graffitti. 

REPORT:

In addition to the commitment in the Litter Management Plan 2008-2011 to report to the Council annually on its imeplementation on an annual basis, it is intended to present quarterly reports to Area Committee Meetings detailing progress on its actions and objectives.  The first of these will be in September.  The format of these quarterly reports will incorporate details of specific preventive and awareness measures undertaken as well as including cleansing and enforcement statistics and will take account of any specific requirements the Members may wish to include.  The incidents of graffiti reported, removed and outstanding will be listed. 

It is proposed to have a baseline litter survey carried out in conjunction with An Taisce and the findings of this report will be made available to the Members.  There will then be on-going monitoring of this and this will be availale on a quarterly basis to the Members.