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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor M. Lynch

To ask the manager what plans are in place to combat the chronic littering and dumping in Dodder Valley Park to the rear of Cherryfield Way.

REPLY:

The Council’s Traveller Accommodation Unit provides a refuse collection service to the tenants of Cherryfield Way in conjunction with a contracted waste provider. A skip is provided for domestic waste and is collected weekly. This has reduced the incidents of littering and dumping at the rear of Cherryfield Way.

The Council conducted two cleansing operations at this location in January and May 2023. A procurement process is being prepared to engage additional contractors to conduct any required clean-ups. When complete, further cleansing operations will be conducted in and around this location, including the rear of Cherryfield Way.

The site and waste management sub-group of the Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (LTACC) meet regularly. The membership consists of Local Traveller Development Groups, Elected members, Council officials from the Traveller Accommodation Unit and the Waste Enforcement Unit. Measures to combat the illegal dumping and burning of waste are reviewed and put in place. A report is presented to the bi-monthly meetings of the LTACC.  Regular joint inspections are conducted by staff from the Council’s Waste Enforcement Unit and the Traveller Accommodation Unit in an effort to identify those responsible for illegal dumping and initiate legal proceedings where sufficient evidence is found.   

In addition to the above, the Council's Public Realm Section regularly conducts litter picking in this area. During grass growing season, litter picking is conducted before the grass is cut on a two-week cycle.