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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, September 08, 2014

MOTION NO. 2

MOTION: Councillor Charlie O'Connor

That this Tallaght Area Committee calls on the Chief Executive to take immediate action to deal with the serious litter problem in Tallaght as highlighted by the recent IBAL survey results and in reporting will the Chief Executive confirm contacts he is having with local organisations in respect of the problem

REPORT:

The recent IBAL result for Tallaght is disappointing. However analysis show that there are some very positive elements in the report with certain sites including the recycling facility in the Square, the Village Green Shopping centre and Tallaght Village receiving Class A status.

Efforts will continue to be made by the Council to tackle the problem individual sites identified by IBAL (in both  public and private ownership), and the wider issue of litter in conjunction with the community, schools, businesses and individuals.

The Green Schools programme is operating in Tallaght  with 62% of primary schools and 55% of secondary schools with Green Flags. Community groups are active in community clean ups  as the figures hereunder demonstrate

                  Tallaght Central     Tallaght South

2012                   82                        105

2013                   37                        314

2014                   68                        161

All reports of illegal dumping and littering are investigated by the Council’s Litter Warden Service, with dumped material being interrogated for evidence. Where evidence is found, the appropriate enforcement action is taken under the Litter Pollution Act 1997, as amended. Increasingly, it is found that no personal information relating to the polluters is contained within the dumped material with personal information having been removed or shredded.

Where there is an ongoing problem of illegal dumping and littering in any area, local residents are urged to support the Council in taking the appropriate enforcement action by making reports to the Litter Warden for investigation and by providing evidence where possible and testifying in court, if necessary. Members of the public can make reports to the Litter Warden via the Customer Care Contact System, Fix Your Street or by phoning 4149220.