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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, December 16, 2019

MOTION NO. 7

MOTION: Councillor Sandra Fay

That this Area Committee calls for a detailed breakdown of litter blackspots in the Tallaght South and Tallaght Central wards and the current cost and regularity of clean-ups in these areas, to be presented to the January Area Committee meeting. This area committee favours the possible regularising of these collections on a fortnightly basis as the best way to counter illegal dumping in our estates and to provide residents with adequate waste management services.

REPORT:

The following areas are listed as either litter or dumping blackspots in the Tallaght area, these areas are inspected by the Council's litter warden on a regular basis and are cleaned by the Public Realm Section on either a weekly or fortnightly basis as required.  It is not possible to provide a cost for the cleaning of these areas, separated from other costs, as this work and the waste arising from it is included with other tasks such as general clean up and litter picking duties and the collection of waste from tidy towns and resident association works for example.  A budget of €1.3m has been provided for responding to illegal dumping across the County in 2020.