COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (1)

Monday, September 21, 2009

MOTION NO. 7

MOTION: Councillor D. Looney

That this Committee deplores the littered state of many of the laneways in the Dublin 12 area of the County, many of which have served as the location for significant acts of 'fly-tipping' in recent months and years; that the Committee seeks further resourcing of the litter warden and inspection services with regard to this dangerous and antisocial practice; and that the Committee asks the Manager to prepare a report on the possibility of a Community Employment or other scheme which would engage local people in laneway cleaning and upkeep as an addition to the existing environmental services.

REPORT:

Laneways are monitored on an ongoing basis by local Anti-Litter Wardens who inspect any material to find evidence to support fines or prosecutions where possible under the Litter Pollution Act, 1997, as amended.  The Wardens also liaise with the Cleansing Section to arrange clean-ups of the laneways as required.  Where local residents groups engage in such clean-ups themselves, Wardens make every effort to assist them in their endeavours subject to available resources.  It is unlikely that additional resources will be available for this area currently but the community can still play their part by arranging local clean ups and by reporting offenders where possible so that prosecutions can be pursued to deter others from engaging in this behaviour.