COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor Shane Moynihan

To ask the Chief Executive for the number of abandoned cars inspected and removed in the Lucan and Palmerstown-Fonthill electoral areas since 2019, by year and up to June 2022.

REPLY:

The numbers of vehicles reported to South Dublin County Council as abandoned and the numbers of vehicles removed by the Council from 2019 to June 2022 are set out in the table below:

Year	2019	2020	2021	2022 to date
Reported to SDCC as abandoned	706	564	528	173
Removed by SDCC	63	43	32	5

Each report received is investigated by the Council's Litter Warden Service. As a result of these investigations, the number of vehicles deemed to be abandoned and removed by the Council is low.

The outcomes of most of the reports received fall into four broad areas as follows:

• the vehicle was either moved after the owner was contacted by the Council or was not at the reported location when investigated.
• the vehicle is in use or being sold/put back on the road by the owner
• Garda matter
• relates to parking issues

The information requested is not currently recorded by LEA.