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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

That the Chief Executive provides a formal apology to the students, parents and staff of Kishoge Community College and Griffeen Community College, the residents of Lynch's Park who complained about this before, the residents of Hayden's Lane, The Old Forge, Grange Manor and users of Griffeen Valley Park extension for its inability to clear dumped material at Lynch's Lane and Griffeen Valley Park off Hayden's lane for months on end, let alone catch the culprits, despite this being raised multiple times by residents/elected reps; and commits to providing better levels of customer care in the future.

REPORT: The Council appreciates and shares the concern expressed by the elected members and members of the public in relation to the illegal dumping and fly tipping throughout the county.  All reports of illegal dumping and littering are investigated by the Council's Litter Warden Service and all dumped material 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.

The Litter Warden has inspected the dumped material at this location 6 times in the last 12 months and was unable to identify personal information relating to those responsible. Each time the dumped material has been cleared away by South Dublin County Council.

The land in question is owned by South Dublin County Council as part of the Clonburris SDZ. Economic, Enterprise & Tourism Development department are currently arranging for the dumped material to be cleared. As always, the public is encouraged to work with the Council in helping to identify culprits who engage in illegal dumping and to report any incidents observed.