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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 12, 2016

QUESTION NO.26

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask that a report be issued on fines for dumping issued for January to October this year and how many have progressed to payment and what the cost was to SDCC and how much revenue came in for fines.  

REPLY:

During the period January - October 2016 SDCC issued 366 "On the Spot" fines / Fixed Penalty Notices.  

142 fines were paid in full totalling €21,300.  €1,495 in part payments was also received resulting in an overall revenue received in relation to On the Spot Fines of €22,795.

It should be noted that the number of fines issued is not a reflective indicator of successful enforcement activity.

For example during the period January - October 2016 a total of 1758 complaints were received and investigated by our Warden Service.   124 cases for non-payment of fines have been referred for prosecution, and 39 cases were heard in court of which 23 were successful.

Similarly, our warden service regularly patrol the county, and in some areas as often as three times weekly.  During these patrols our wardens regularly visit premises to advise occupiers of their roles and responsibilities, and often issue verbal and written requests for the provision of waste receptacles and a total of 211 Warning Notices were issued during the period January - October 2016.