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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 13, 2015

QUESTION NO. 31

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Chief Executive for a report, on a Local Area bases,  on the cost year to date of dealing with clean-up in areas where litter/fly tipping is prevalent and if he can identify the most chronic areas of the County where this type of anti- social activity is prevalent and to include in his report the cost effectiveness and feasibility of using preventative measures such as CCTV, gateing laneways, etc to deter this unsightly and unhealthy behaviour.

REPLY:

The cost to the Council for the year to date for the removal of litter/ illegally dumped material is €473,500.

Expenditure is recorded on a depot basis rather than per electoral area. The breakdown hereunder on an electoral area basis is therefore approximate and is as follows:

Area Amount
Clondalkin €95,000
Lucan €93,300
Rathfarnham €52,500
Tallaght Central €95,700
Tallaght South €136,900
Total €473,400

There are a number of areas which repeatedly come to the Council's attention.   These areas are well documented within Environmental Services, and options to address the problems being encountered are being examined at this point in time, particulatly in tandem with the development of a new Litter Management Plan and the imminent introduction of new national household waste regulations.

The 2015-2017 Litter Management Plan(LMP) will have regard to the objectives of the Corporate Plan which includes improvement in the aesthetic appearance of our county. Objectives for the 2015-2017 LMP are being drafted and will focus on how we approach the issue of litter over the next three years. 

This approach may include but is not exhaustive to the following:

It is expected that the new Litter Management Plan will be ready for formal public consultation in May 2015 and adoption of the Council in Q4 2015.

Our Environmental Awareness Unit continues to promote environmental awareness amongst young people, households, communities and businesses in the County through a number of initiatives including: