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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 09, 2009

QUESTION NO. 12

QUESTION: Councillor T. McDermott

To ask the Manager for a comprehensive report on the initiatives which the Council is leading or partnering to eliminate all illegal dumping in the Dublin Mountains and would he make a statement on the matter?

REPLY:

The combatting of illegal dumping is a major priority for the Council with involvement in a number of initiatives in dealing with the problem through partnership, prevention, enforcement and rehabilitation.

A recent report to the Council's Strategic Policy Committee set out the current status of the Council's plans in dealing with historical illegal dumping while the Environment Department are also involved in enforcement initiatives targetting incidents of fly-tipping through cctv, litter wardens patrols etc.

South Dublin County Council works in partnership with other agencies, associations and communities in combatting illegal dumping with such initiatives as the PURE (Protecting Uplands and Rural Environments) project which is a regional initiative which incorporates local authorities including: Wicklow County Council, South Dublin County Council, Dublin City Council, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council with Coillte, National Parks & Wildlife Service, ESB, and a number of non-statutory organisations represented by the Wicklow Uplands Council, environmental, tourism and recreational groups and endeavours to stop incidents of fly tipping andillegal dumping in the Wicklow/Dublin upland regions and identifying those involved in dumping activities