COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 14, 2010

QUESTION NO. 27

QUESTION: Councillor E. Walsh 2009

To ask the Manager to detail the auctioneers, summoned and/or fined by the Council in the past year, for displaying signs in the Tallaght region?

REPLY:

For the year ending 31st May, 2010, 100 on-the-spot litter fines were issued for offences pursuant to Section 19(1) of the Litter Pollution Act 1997, as amended, to estate agents/auctioneers with 24 of these in respect of illegal signage in the Tallaght area.

4 prosecutions for non-payment of fines have successfully been underatken in the District Court, with total fines of €1500 and total costs of €900 being imposed.  A further 7 prosecutions are underway.

The Council has a policy of naming and shaming those that are prosecuted for such offences. The next "Name and Shame" lists will be published during towards the end of the summer.