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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Tuesday, May 07, 2019

QUESTION NO. 16

QUESTION: Councillor Rob Russell

To ask how many complaints SDCC have received in relation to cynical attempts to flout the rules regarding the erection of “public meeting“ posters in the run up to next months elections and to ask how many of these posters if any have contravened these rules and been removed? 

REPLY:

Posters for public meetings can be displayed in accordance with Section 19(7) of the Litter Pollution Act which provides that an advertisement advising of a public meeting can be in place for up to 30 days before and within 7 days after a public meeting. Posters which are erected in contravention to Section 19(7) will attract Fixed Penalty Notices. Members are advised to assist the Council in identifying breaches of the law in relation to this activity in order that the appropriate action is taken.

SDCC has received two complaints to date in 2019 in relation to specific posters advertising public meetings being held by local election candidates. Each complaint was investigated; as there was no contravention in either case there was no enforcement action open to the Council.