COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

MOTION NO. 12

MOTION: Councillor Derren Ó Brádaigh

This committee agrees that environmental/enforcement make the necessary contact with the management company responsible for Griffeen Shopping Centre - outlining their failure to adequately upkeep their private property space, is having on the local school and residents in the immediate vicinity, and in the public domain.

REPORT:

The Litter Warden patrols this location on a weekly basis and has reported that generally it is relatively clean. Litter picking is carried out daily and litter bins are provided. Issues that arise are addressed with management and tenants and enforcement action has been taken where appropriate.

The Litter Warden has reported that there is one location adjacent to the school entrance, in the greenery, where household waste has been dumped on occasion. On each occasion, the material has been examined for evidence, and management at the centre have arranged for it to be removed.

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.