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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, January 25, 2016

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor D. Richardson

That this Committee asks the Chief Executive to please report on the amount of rubbish that is been removed from Tallaght estates and the amount of green areas damaged that had rubbish burnt on the green space and the cost of this to repair with regard to these issues in the more prominent areas.

REPORT:

A total of 608 tonnes of waste was removed from open spaces in housing estates in the Tallaght area during 2015, this work was carried out by both Gateway staff and the regular Public Realm crews.

The mapping of Halloween bonfires shows that a total of 119 bonfires were held in the Tallaght area in 2015.  These sites are cleared but are not repaired as bonfires in general are held on the same sites year after year. 

Burning of household waste on open spaces is taking place in certain estates in the Tallaght area on a continuous basis all year round, and not only at Halloween.  As with the bonfire sites, the burnt waste is being removed from these sites on a regular basis however the green spaces are not being repaired therefore there is no costing available for repairs to such areas.