COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

QUESTION NO. 5

To ask the Chief Executive if more rigorous monitoring can take place at the land adjacent to the goods entrance to Tesco shopping centre, Lucan, beside the N4 pedestrian footbridge, as multiple incidence of garden waste dumping and other material has been reported at this location.

REPLY:

Arrangements have been made for the location in question to be patrolled more frequently by the Council's Litter Warden.

All incidents of illegal dumping reported or detected in any area are investigated by the Council's Litter Warden Service and all dumped material is searched for evidence. Where evidence is found, the appropriate enforcement action is taken under the Litter Pollution Act 1997, as amended.

As always, the Council is grateful for assistance and support from local residents or others in their investigations of such 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. Residents may also report illegal dumping to the Environmental Protection Agency's anti-dumping hotline on 1850 365121.