COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

"To ask the Manager if he will advise of any recent initiatives /measures being implemented by the Council to reduce incidences of dog fouling on footpaths, green spaces in the Lucan Electoral Area, such as signs/stencilling on footpaths, provision of additional bins and or notices promoting use of bins for proper disposal of dog faeces, and if he will take note of a regular level of complaints about this problem and make a statement on the matter?"

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council has been very active in the campaign to combat dog fouling. The Green Dog Walkers scheme was launched in April 2013 and to date over 300 people have signed a pledge to become Green Dog Walkers and commit to being active in promoting responsible dog ownership. The Council plans to promote this scheme further in 2014. Members of the public will be supported if they wish to organise an event to encourage Green Dog walking in their area.

In November the Dublin Regional Authority and the four Mayors launched a regional campaign to combat dog fouling. There was also a launch of a hotline - 1800 251 500 -  to report dog fouling in the area and a social media campaign  - Scoop the Poop' Twitter account is here https://twitter.com/ScoopThePoop1  . This campaign has received a lot of coverage in the media and the Dublin region will continue to work in 2014 on this issue. The message in the campaign is that any bin can be used.