COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

QUESTION NO. 17

QUESTION: Councillor D. O'Brien

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the cost of cleaning up illegal dumping to South Dublin County Council in the Lucan LEA. For the report to advise the annual costs per year for the last five years and to be split between Lucan and Palmerstown areas?"

REPLY:

The budget for the Environment, Water & Climate Change was reorganised in 2014 to greater reflect the operations of the department which was necessary with the creation of the Public Realm division. Chargeability’s are now assigned across each work programme on an area basis, in so far as the costs are coded to each depot where appropriate. 

The costing arrangements were also changed following the sale of the refuse service in April 2013 particularly in relation to the assignment of wages costs. It is difficult therefore to compare like with like over a period of 5 years owing to the different budgetary arrangements in place for each of these years. 

For 2014 the costs below are approximate as not all expenditure is charged to depots. More generic costs have been divided between the depots on an equal basis. 

To this end the costs for cleaning up illegal dumping in the Lucan and Palmerstown areas in 2014 were approximately as follows: 

Area	Total
Lucan	€354,680
Palmerstown	€235,710

The costs in the previous four years in respect of the same function and the whole South Dublin area were as follows: 

Year	Cost
2013	€3,981,275
2012	€4,474,760
2011	€4,596,390
2010	€2,418,890