COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

MOTION NO. 3

MOTION: Councillor Peter Kavanagh

"This Area Committee agrees to tackle illegal dumping at Áras na Cluaine, Clondalkin, as a matter of priority and asks the Chief Executive to take steps to deal with this ongoing problem."

REPORT:

Any incidents of littering or illegal dumping reported or detected in any location are investigated by the Council's Litter Warden Service. To date in 2021, one customer complaint has been received in relation to this location, other incidents have been detected by the Litter Warden Service during routine patrols. It has been noted that dumping of household waste in the internal common areas is also taking place. Where evidence is found, appropriate action can be taken under the Litter Pollution Acts. In many cases it is found that no personal information relating to polluters is contained within the dumped material, with personal information having been removed or shredded.