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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 11, 2023

QUESTION NO. 26

QUESTION: Councillor M. Johansson

To ask the Chief Executive if there are any schemes for waste disposal for households in hardship?

REPLY:

Since the sale of the domestic waste collection service in 2011 to Greyhound Recycling the Council no longer has a role in the provision of household waste collection and disposal services.  While local authorities operated a scheme to waive waste collection charges for less well-off households this aspect of the service is not provided by private waste collection operators.  The Council is aware that the Dept of Social Protection operates an Additional Needs Payment Scheme to provide assistance to families in need with regard to a wide range of issues.