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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

MOTION NO. 3

MOTION: Councillor Eoin Ó Broin

"That the Chief Executive come up with a plan to address the chronic levels of dumping and littering along St Cuthbert's Road between the entrance to the Castle Grange Estate and the entrance to the Grange View Estate on the West side of the road, and between the entrance to the Swallows Shops and the boundary hedge with St. Cuthbert's Park on the East side of the road."

REPORT:

Litter picking on this section of the St Cuthbert’s Road is carried out on a regular basis prior to grass cutting operations.  In addition, the Public Realm Section remove bags of dumped rubbish which are often left on the road verges in the area.  Litter bin provision in the area has been assessed over the years and due to persistent dumping at bins it was necessary to remove the bin opposite Grange View estate and outside St. Ronan’s National School.   A further examination of bin provision will be carried out on foot of this motion to see if a bin or bins can now be reinstalled.  Should it prove feasible installations will only be provided on a trial basis and their retention is subject to them not being abused or used as a location to dump bags of rubbish.

Litter Enforcement:

As always, the Council is grateful for assistance and support from local residents or others in their investigations of incidents of littering and illegal dumping 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.

It is acknowledged that incidences of illegal dumping continue to occur at this location. The location is patrolled regularly by the Council's Litter Warden. All incidents reported or detected in any location are investigated. 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.