COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor Derren Ó Brádaigh

This council agrees that SDCC conduct a pilot project to map discarded drug litter caused by the use of Nitrous Oxide AKA “silver bullets” across the County. Furthermore, that this council write to the Minister for Public Health, Well Being and National Drugs Strategy, urging that he rolls out a Nitrous Oxide 'National Awareness Programme' and to engage the industry with responsibility for this product as part of the solution.

REPORT:

The Council's Public Realm Section has access to information regarding locations where the disposal of Nitrous Oxide cannisters has been reported by members of the public and elected representatives.  Similar information can be obtained from Council staff and supervisors who are engaged in the clean up of these sites, and both sets of information can be combined to give an overall picture in relation to this matter.  This exercise will be carried out and it will then be decided if there are any further reporting requirements or if any further mapping is needed. 

A letter can be issued as requested to the Minister responsible for the National Drugs Strategy, if this motion is passed.