COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE/FIRHOUSE/BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

MOTION NO.6

MOTION: Councillor Carly Bailey

This committee requests that the Chief Executive conduct a public consultation with residents in an effort to address the ongoing issues in relation to illegal dumping and overgrown weeds in the Dublin 12 laneways.

Such a consultation ought to consider every possibility up to and including the possible installation of CCTV at the entryways to lanes.

REPORT:

As always, the Council is grateful for assistance and support from residents or others in their investigations of illegal dumping 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. The laneways in this area are patrolled by the Litter Warden on a weekly basis. Incidents detected or reported are investigated and where evidence is found appropriate enforcement action is taken. 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.

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 Social Credit Scheme (SCS) offers support to all groups and residents participating in the scheme and encourages new groups and residents to get involved. Examples of projects undertaken by community groups to improve their environment by carrying out pro-environmental actions include community cleanups, maintenance of community gardens, graffiti removal and weeding of footpaths. The scheme is open to all community groups in South Dublin County Council's area.