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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 09, 2015

QUESTION NO. 16

QUESTION: Councillor E. O'Brien

To ask the Chief Executive to detail the number of fines, per electoral ward, issued in respect of "Cash for Cars" signs in the last 12 months?

REPLY:

"Cash for Cars" signage is an ongoing problem in the Greater Dublin area.

Staff from the Council's Public Realm have and continue to remove "Cash for Cars" signage throughout the county where they come across them.

As yet Enforcement Officers have not been in a position to issue any fines or initiate prosecution proceedings because of the difficulty in tracking down those responsible for erecting the illegal signage. The Council has been working with An Garda Siochana and other Local Authorities in attempting to identify those involved in this illegal activity.

A Direct Prosecution was initiated in July 2014 but unfortunately the summons was returned unserved, therefore the case could not proceed.