COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

south dublin county council crestMEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 09, 2013

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

To ask the manager to provide a report on illegal dumping containing the following information (with the information expressed as a global figure for SDCC and broken down for each LEA);

- the number of reports of illegal dumping per year from 2010 to 2013
- the number of fines issued for illegal dumping per year from 2010 to 2013
- the total cost of collecting and disposing of illegal dumping per year from 2010 to 2013
- the total cost of all preventative measures taken by the council to reduce illegal dumping per year from 2010 to 2013

REPLY:

While it is not possible to provide a breakdown of figures by electoral area, the following number of reports were received in relation to illegal dumping in the Council's administrative area from 2010 to 2013:

2010 - 706 reports received  

2011 - 970 reports received   

2012 - 2093 reports received  

2013 January to October - 1992 reports received  from this 384 litter fines issued

No. of Fines Issued

2010 - 270 litter fines issued

2011 - 229 litter fines issued

2012 - 434 litter fines issued

2013 - 384 litter fines issued