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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 11, 2023

QUESTION NO.50

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief executive in regards to the Memorandum of Understanding with Utility companies , How its enforced?

REPLY:

The Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in place between South Dublin County Council and Utility Companies set out procedures to be applied to the reporting of litter and graffiti incidents by SDCC to the relevant utility in respect of their premises and structures.

When a complaint is received in respect of litter/graffiti the Council's Litter Warden investigates the complaint to ascertain the extent and nature of the complaint and also to verify the ownership of the location/box in question.  

Requests for the removal of graffiti on utility boxes are referred through existing Memoranda of Understanding to the relevant utility company. In the case of graffiti a removal period of ten working days is applicable (save if the graffiti is of an offensive nature in which case the removal period is 5 working days). If these requests are not adhered to, within the timeframes specified, the Council's Litter Warden will initiate enforcement proceedings under the Litter Pollution Act 1997, as amended.