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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor J. Lahart

"To ask the Manager for an update regarding the cleaning up and maintenance of the area around Cherryfield Halting site?"

REPLY:

Clean-ups took place in Cherryfield RCP and the surrounding area in April and August 2009.  However, dumping continues to be a problem in this area and a meeting was arranged in the Community Centre with the residents of the RCP to discuss the ongoing problem of dumping in this area.   Tallaght Traveller Development Group also attended this meeting.  At the meeting the residents stated that it was non-residents of the RCP who were coming into the RCP and dumping over the wall into the park, however, they were not prepared to name the offenders for fear of reprisal.  At the meeting the residents agreed to have additional CCTV installed and funding approval in this regard has been received from the DOEHLG. The additional CCTV will be installed on completion of the tendering process for CCTV, which is expected to be completed later this month. The CCTV specification will allow for the identification of registration plates on vehicles.