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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, November 27, 2023

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor T. Costello

"To ask the manager how much has been spent on illegal green waste collection in Tallaght on a monthly basis YTD?"

REPLY:

The illegal disposal of green waste is an ongoing problem around the county and is one which the Council's litter wardens investigate on a regular basis.  Due to the method of waste collection used by the Public Realm Section it is not possible to quantify the amount of illegally dumped green waste nor is it possible to estimate a cost for it's removal and disposal.  A crew and vehicle which are assigned to remove illegally dumped green waste are most likely to be assigned to clean up other locations and other waste types on the same run.  As the wastes are not kept separately it is not possible to quantify or cost them separately.