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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF JOINT POLICING COMMITTEE

Friday, May 15, 2009

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: J. Lawlor

What is the up to date position of SDCC to alleviate the toxic/hazardous dumps at Killakee car park

REPLY:

The Council’s initial investigation of illegal dumping at this location was completed in 2007 and subsequently, in late 2008, the EPA requested that this be reviewed in line with the EPA’s Code of Practice on Illegal Landfills.   A subsequent Risk Assessment has been submitted to the EPA and their response is currently awaited.

The specialist environmental consultants who investigated the site on the Council’s behalf advised that the 'fill' material in question is not causing environmental pollution at present and is not likely to in the future.  It must be stressed that at no stage was any hazardous or toxic waste encountered during this investigation which involved an extremely large number of trial pits and boreholes.  A small amount of elevated levels of diesel range organics were found in a small localised area and this was immediately removed.

 Following the receipt of a response from the EPA, the appropriate course of action will be taken vis-à-vis removal of waste from the location, if required, and appropriate subsequent enforcement or legal action as appropriate.