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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 10, 2014

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor C. King

To ask the Manager to provide a report detailing how many litter fines were issued in 2013, how many were paid and what the monetary value was to this Council?

REPLY:

In 2013 the Litter Warden Service issued a total of 756 litter fines amounting to €113,400.

A total of 296 litter fines were paid in full to the value of €44,400 and a further €3,545 was received in relation to part payments of litter fines issued.  The overall amount collected for litter fines issued in 2013 was €47,945, which represents a 42.2% collection rate.

205 cases were referred for prosecution in the courts.