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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 09, 2019

MOTION NO.6

MOTION: Councillor E. Murphy

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That this Area Committee requests that CCTV cameras are erected along Stocking Avenue. The area is a significant blackspot for flytipping and illegal dumping and the problem continues to escalate at a rapid rate."

REPORT:

The Litter Warden patrols the area of Stocking Avenue regularly and all incidents of illegal dumping are searched for evidence of polluter details.  Appropriate enforcement action is  taken where the information of the polluter is identified.  The matter is then referred to the Public Realm for removal of dumped material. Increasingly, it is found that no personal information relating to polluters is contained within the dumped material, with personal information having been removed or shredded. 

The Council acknowledges that the general area in the vicinity of Stocking Avenue is a known litter black spot and the area to the rear of Stocking Hill which is maintained by the Council's Housing Department is currently being cleansed by their contractor.

In 2018, a total of 29 complaints reporting illegal dumping in Stocking Avenue were received resulting in no fines being issued. To date in 2019, 11 complaints have been received.

As part of the Council's commitment to deliver on the objectives of the Corporate Plan 2014-2019 and Litter Management Plan 2015-2019, there has been an increased targeted focus on known litter generator areas. Similarly, there has been a raised visibility of our Warden Service through branded vehicles, and a number of structured routes have been identified for continuous patrol, as well as ad hoc patrols and investigations as required.

As always, the Council is grateful for assistance and support from local residents or others in their investigations of such incidents as they arise. In the absence of substantive evidence / witness statements and the presence of such witnesses in court it is not possible for us to bring successful prosecutions.  Residents may also report illigal dumping to the Environmental Protection Agency's anti-dumping hotline on 1850 365121. The area will be assessed to determine if it is suitable for CCTV.