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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, April 24, 2023

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor D. Richardson

"Can the Manager install a camera at entrance to Hazel hill to prevent dumping at the area outside the grounds of the Traveller units as this area has become a bad spot for dumping over the last year?"

REPLY:

The Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (the Act) 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 Litter Pollution Act 1997 and the Waste Management Act 1996. With the assistance of the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA), Local Authorities are developing Codes of Practice for CCTV and Mobile Recording Devices as required under the Act. The Code of Practice will provide guidance on the appropriate and effective use of CCTV and mobile recording devices in litter and waste enforcement.

This area is patrolled regularly by the Council's Litter Wardens and all incidents reported or detected are investigated. Increasingly it is found that no information relating to polluters is contained within the dumped material, with personal information having been dumped or shredded. Members of the public are encouraged to work with the Council to identify culprits who engage in illegal dumping and reports any incidents observed.