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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 13, 2015

QUESTION NO.12

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Chief Executive for a report into the incident of dumping in across the county, by electoral area, identifying particular bad spots, the number of complaints from members of the public and the average “Turn around” or response time to have the material picked up?

REPLY:

All reports of litter and illegal dumping are recorded on the Environmental Complaints System, where they are tracked from original complaint, through investigation to enforcement. All dumped material is searched for evidence and appropriate enforcement action taken, where possible. Increasingly, it is found that the polluter has removed all forms of identification. Accordingly, we are increasingly dependant on members of the public to support the Council in efforts to identify alleged polluters and to provide the necessary information to allow appropriate enforcement action to be taken. 

As well as investigating reports of litter and illegal dumping, the Litter Warden Team patrols the County on an ongoing basis. 

It is not possible to provide a breakdown by electoral area. However, statistics for the County indicate that to date in 2015, the Litter Wardens have investigated 1,390 complaints relating to illegal dumping/littering. A total of 275 litter fines have been issued, 141 of which were in respect of illegal dumping/littering. 

All known areas of reoccuring littering / dumping are included in a scheduled collection regime.