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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 08, 2014

MOTION NO. 8

MOTION: Councillor J. Lahart

"That the Manager outline what strategy is being adopted to deal with the 'Cars for Cash' litter in this ward?"

REPORT:

Staff from the Council's Public Realm and Roads Sections have and continue to remove "Cash for Cars" signage throughout the County where they come across them.  In excess of 1,000 of these illegal signs have been removed to date.

To date Enforcement Officers have not been in a position to issue any fines, or initiate prosecution proceedings because of the difficulty in identifying the persons behind this illegal signage.  The Council has been working with an Garda Siochana and other Local Authorities in attempting to identify those involved in this activity involving illegal signage and illegal depollution/transfer/shipment of end of life vehicles across a number of Counties.

All opportunities to progress investigations are being taken with some useful information having been recently submitted by members of the public which is hoped will lead to the identification of those involved.  Regional co-ordination and multi-agency enforcement aimed at targeting this activity will continue and any information that might be submitted will be welcomed and dealt with in the strictest confidence.

While all enforcement powers available to the Council will be deployed if possible/necessary, enforcement powers under the Litter Pollution and Waste Management Acts are likely to be the most appropriate in relation to the illegal signage and the illegal activity itself if investigations come to fruition.

Where Council tenants are under investigation for any illegal activity, the Council's Housing Department become involved and investigate whether a breach of tenancy has occurred.