COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (1)
Monday, April 29, 2013
QUESTION NO. 18
QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney
"To ask the Manager for a report on grafitti removal and reporting for the area under the remit of this Committee, broken down to the lowest level available, and to make a statement on the progress being made in dealing with this problem?"
REPLY:
The Council currently provides a wide-ranging response to graffiti in the County with information about graffiti prevention and awareness forming part of the Council's Environmental Awareness role with both community groups and schools and, as part of the Litter Management Plan 2011-2014, ongoing campaigns highlight the role everyone plays in keeping the county clean including an anti-graffiti message. The Environmental Awareness team also distribute annual Anti-Graffiti grants to initiatives seeking to promote public awareness and education in relation to graffiti. This
In addition, the Council’s Graffiti programme incorporates the existing resources provided by the Council's Graffiti Removal Crew and Anti-Litter Wardens, together with the well established initiative with the Probation Services in dealing with reported graffiti to provide a prompt response to removing graffiti where required. Once fully established, the public realm operational arrangements will result in a wider range of operatives carrying out graffiti removal duties throughout the County.
These various aspects provide a broad approach to tackling graffiti but it should be noted that the eradication of this problem will require the long-term application of these and similar projects to ultimately create a cultural change.
When a report of graffiti is received, the local Litter Warden will inspect the location and determine whether the graffiti is on public or private property. Where graffiti is on private property, it is the responsibility of the owner/occupier to remove it. If graffiti is on public property, its treatment is dependant on the surface it is on. The Council’s staff apply paint or cement to walls in public areas to remove graffiti while the Probation Services staff are provided with graffiti removal chemicals supplied by the Council and their available crews apply the chemicals and wash off graffiti where possible.
The costs associated with graffiti removal throughout the County will total approximately €140,000 in 2013.
To date in 2013, 51 graffiti removals have been carried out by the graffiti removal crew or the probation services at the following locations within the administrative area of this Committee:
| Ref. | Area | Completion Date |
| GRF02206 | Raheen Drive | 08-Jan-13 |
| GRF02196 | Dodder Valley Estate | 16-Jan-13 |
| GRF02212 | Carrigmore Downs & Fortunestown Lane | 23-Jan-13 |
| GRF02214 | Fortunestown | 23-Jan-13 |
| GRF02218 | Kilcarrig Crescent | 29-Jan-13 |
| GRF02211 | Monalea Gorve | 29-Jan-13 |
| GRF02213 | Monalea Gorve | 29-Jan-13 |
| GRF02223 | Westbrook Lawns/Corbally | 30-Jan-13 |
| GRF02224 | Sean Walsh Park | 01-Feb-13 |
| GRF01878 | Tymonville Court | 08-Feb-13 |
| GRF02144 | Templeville Road | 08-Feb-13 |
| GRF02229 | Opp. Tallaght Leisure Centre | 08-Feb-13 |
| GRF02227 | Old Blessington Road (West End Gate Apts.) | 12-Feb-13 |
| GRF02251 | Killinarden Heights | 14-Feb-13 |
| GRF02249 | Fettercairn Road | 15-Feb-13 |
| GRF02231 | Maplewood Drive | 19-Feb-13 |
| GRF02241 | Bancroft | 21-Feb-13 |
| GRF02216 | Greenfiekd Park | 25-Feb-13 |
| GRF02252 | Ballycullen Avenue | 25-Feb-13 |
| GRF02268 | Tallaght Village | 27-Feb-13 |
| GRF02275 | M50 Junction 11 | 04-Mar-13 |
| GRF02276 | St. Dominic's Estate | 06-Mar-13 |
| GRF02285 | Kilcarrig Crescent | 08-Mar-13 |
| GRF02286 | Maplewood Road | 11-Mar-13 |
| GRF02288 | Ballycullen Drive | 12-Mar-13 |
| GRF02293 | Old Bawn | 13-Mar-13 |
| GRF02297 | Parkwood Grove | 20-Mar-13 |
| GRF02298 | Birchwood & Fernwood | 27-Mar-13 |
| GRF02260 | Birchwood Heights/Fernwood | 27-Mar-13 |
| GRF02296 | Maplewood Ave | 03-Apr-13 |
| GRF02295 | Killinarden Estate | 04-Apr-13 |
| GRF02302 | Monalea Grove/Park | 05-Apr-13 |
| GRF02303 | Maplewood Park | 05-Apr-13 |
| GRF02307 | Templeville Road | 08-Apr-13 |
| GRF02264 | Millbrook Lawns | 09-Apr-13 |
| GRF02325 | Cushlawn grove | 10-Apr-13 |
| GRF02329 | M50 Junction 11 | 12-Apr-13 |
| GRF02327 | Ballycullen Drive/Killininey Road | 15-Apr-13 |
| GRF02242 | Allenton | 16-Apr-13 |
| GRF02248 | Fettercairn Road | 16-Apr-13 |
| GRF02282 | Carrigwood | 16-Apr-13 |
| GRF02298 | Embankment Road & Kilnamanagh/Kingswood | 16-Apr-13 |
| GRF02250 | Katherine Tynan Road | 16-Apr-13 |
| GRF02254 | Ballycullen Drive | 16-Apr-13 |
| GRF02255 | St. Dominic's Estate | 16-Apr-13 |
| GRF02259 | Tallaght Village | 16-Apr-13 |
| GRF02265 | Russell View | 16-Apr-13 |
| GRF02266 | Russell Drive | 16-Apr-13 |
| GRF02269 | Tallaght Village | 16-Apr-13 |
| GRF02333 | Woodlawn Park Drive | 19-Apr-13 |
| GRF02340 | Cushlawn grove | 19-Apr-13 |
An additional six locations within the Committee's area are also scheduled for graffiti removal.