COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, May 23, 2022

QUESTION NO. 21

QUESTION: Councillor D. Richardson

"Can the manager report on the amount of dumping in the tallaght area and what the cost was to the council for removal of waste in each LEA?"

REPLY: 

Incidences of illegal dumping continue to occur in the Tallaght area. The Tallaght area 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.

The following are the number of clean ups that were carried out in the Tallaght area in 2021:

2021
Tallaght Area Clean Ups	462
National Spring Clean	28
Dublin Community clean-up	4
TOTAL	494

In 2021, there was 7,235 tonnes of dumping removed by Public Realm crews. This was at a cost of €2.8 million to South Dublin County Council.  It is not possible to provide the cost to the council for removal of waste broken down by LEA as waste collected from various sources all goes into the truck. Therefore, it is not possible to separate out the illegally dumped waste from other waste (e.g., community clean-ups).