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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

That the feasibility of installing CCTV in Glenaulin Park to curb the constant dumping in certain locations.

REPLY:

The Council has not previously identified or been notified of significant or constant dumping at Glenaulin Park. Public Realm has reported that from time to time there can be dumping at one particular location in the Park but that it is not extensive.

All incidents of illegal dumping and littering reported or detected are investigated by the Council's Litter Warden Service and all material that is found dumped is searched for evidence. Where evidence is found, the appropriate enforcement action is taken under the Litter Pollution Act 1997, as amended. Increasingly, it is found that no personal information relating to polluters is contained within the dumped material, with personal information having been removed or shredded.

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.

Reports of littering and illegal dumping can be made on the Council’s Litter Warden hotline on 01 4149220 and on the Environmental Protection Agency’s anti-dumping hotline on 1850 365 121.

The Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 was enacted on the 21st of July 2022. The legislation provides for the use of CCTV and Mobile Recording Devices in the Local Government Sector for preventing, detecting, investigating, or prosecuting offences under the Waste Management Act 1996 and the Litter Pollution Act 1997. With the assistance of the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA), Local Authorities are developing working a Code of Practice for CCTV and Mobile Recording Devices as required. The Code of Practice will provide guidance on the appropriate and effective use of CCTV and mobile recording devices in litter and waste enforcement.