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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

"To ask the Chief Executive, how many fines in relation to dog fouling have been issued within the RTT Area within the past three years?"

REPLY:

Under Section 22 of the Litter Pollution Act 1997 dog fouling is an offence.   That section prescribes that the person in charge of a dog shall immediately remove faeces and shall ensure that it is properly disposed of in a suitable manner.    However it is widely acknowledged nationally that enforcement of this provision is extremely difficult.

As there have been significant changes to the RTT boundaries in recent years it is not possible to provide the precise data as requested.

The following is an outline of the fines issued countywide from 2011 to date.   

2011 - 2 Fines Issued

2012 - 4 Fines Issued

2013 - 3 Fines Issued

2014 - 3 Fines Issued

2015 - None to date