COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, September 10, 2018
QUESTION NO 21
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
To ask the Chief Executive to confirm his commitment to deal with the Litter/Graffiti issue which is of concern to our communities in our County; will he detail actions being taken and confirm that additional resources will be provided at Budget time to continue efforts to eliminate the problem.
REPLY:
Litter / Graffiti is managed in accordance with the provisions of the Litter Pollution Act 1997 as amended, and through the Council's supporting Annual Action Plan developed as part of the Litter Management Plan 2014-2019.
There is a three strand approach to managing these issues under the plan as follows:
- Enforcement & Licensing
- Management and maintenance of the public realm
- Communication, education and awareness
Initiatives in 2018 include but are not limited to the following:
- Planned / Scheduled public realm works including scheduled and reactive clean-ups
- Village cleansing
- Road sweeping
- Litter Bin provision and replacement
- Anti-Dumping Initiative applications to WERLA
- Dog Foul campaigns - cinema and radio advertisements / dog foul bags / green dog walker promo
- Social Credits Scheme - Landscaping projects / community clean-ups supports
- Dublin Street Canvas pilot
- Graffiti removal
- Litter Warden Patrols - Fixed Penalty Notices
- Use of CCTV/ emerging technologies
- Engagement in SBIR - Smart Dublin Illegal Dumping Challenge