COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

MOTION NO. 11

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

With the passing of a new bill allowing local authorities to use new technologies — including fixed and mobile CCTV systems, drones and automated number plate recognition — to tackle the problem of illegal dumping, that this committee requests the Chief Executive outlines how they plan to avail of this and if they will consider introducing CCTV into the areas/at locations that have been requested various times over the last few years. If management could outline in a report problem areas that have been identified by both council management and councillors

REPORT:

The Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022 (the Bill) as initiated is currently at committee stage before Dáil Eireann. The bill has not been enacted and amendments may be made.

The Bill as initiated, and subject to any amendments made prior to enactment, proposes amendments to:

• The Waste Management Act 1996 (the Act of 1996) and
• The Litter Pollution Act 1997 (the Act of 1997)

The proposed amendments to the Act of 1996 and the Act of 1997 include provisions for the approval of CCTV schemes by local authorities, subject to conditions, for the purposes of deterring environmental pollution and facilitating the deterrance, prevention, detection and prosecution of offences under the Acts.

The Bill includes a requirement that The Local Government Management Agency shall prepare and submit to the Minister for approval draft codes of practice for the purposes of setting standards for the operation of CCTV schemes. It is also provided in the Bill that the codes of practice must be in place prior to any CCTV schemes being proposed for approval.