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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, January 27, 2020

QUESTION NO. 15

QUESTION: Councillor Sandra Fay

"It's been reported by residents the amount of household rubbish that's dumped beside the river between Bawnlea, Drumcarra, and Cloonmore every day is really gone over the top.  Everything from household waste to beds, electric items etc.  There are also joyriders up and down the river close to the houses.  Residents are asking are the Council to take steps to stop the cars getting in or using the cameras to monitor the illegal dumping.  It is an ongoing problem that is just escalating.  To ask the Chief Executive what are the short and longterm plans for upgrading this area of the stream?" 

REPLY:

"CCTV in public places is subject to the General Data Protection Regulation and a Data Protection Impact Assessment in respect of installation of CCTV at the proposed location would have to be carried out in the first instance by the Council before the matter could be further considered.

The Council's Environmental Licensing and Enforcement Section intends to commence a project in the area mentioned here to establish which households have a regular household waste collection in place and which ones do not.  Those premises which do not have a waste collection will be contacted and asked to provide information regarding how they dispose of their household waste, and the matter can be pursued further with the occupants if this is found to be necessary.  

The Council's Public Realm Section carry out regular clean ups of the areas alongside the stream and the environmental enforcement section arrange for the removal of burnt out cars from the area.  The Council's Drainage Section carry out regular cleans up of the stream itself and on a recent occasion removed a total of 6 trcuk loads of dumped waste from the area.

Locations where access is being gained to the green area for stolen cars will be identified and measures taken to try to close these off."