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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

QUESTION NO.1

QUESTION: Councillor E. Fanning

"To ask the Chief Executive to investigate the ongoing illegal dumping taking place in the Old Court Road/Old Court Lane and nearby areas where settled people live and to propose a plan of action to prevent any further dumping in these settled areas?"

REPLY:

"Old Court Road is a location which has been severely impacted by large scale illegal dumping on a regular basis for a number of years.  There is repetitive dumping and littering on various sites along this road and laneways in the area consisting of domestic waste, c & d waste and white goods. 

Notwithstanding the topography of this location, our Public Realm crew clean the area as best as possible within existing constraints,  and private land owners have also made repeated efforts to address the dumping which is taking place on their lands, without their consent.

Local residents also recently undertook a large scale litter pick and clean up operation along the roadway, with assistance through our Social Credits Scheme.  However, the area continues to attract anti-social behaviour because of the topography and the lack of passing surveillance in some parts.

A long term plan has been put in place in order to combat this ongoing activity which provides for the following measures and arrangements are as follows are currently being made: