COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

MOTION NO. 1

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

That this Area Committee supports Clondalkin Tidy Towns and Newcastle Tidy Towns voluntary poster ban/poster free zones during the upcoming Local, European and Referendum to be held on the same day in June. We also commit to removing all posters and cable ties asap and within the Timeframe of 7 days! We call on all candidates to support the poster free zones!

REPORT:

On the 5th of April 2024, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD made orders appointing Friday, 7 June 2024 as the polling day and the hours of 7:00a.m. to 10:00p.m. to be the hours of polling at the European Parliament, local and Limerick mayoral elections.

With arrangements for the 2024 local elections now set, candidates can erect posters from the 8th of May 2024, which is 30 days before the polling date. There is a requirement for candidates to remove all posters within 7 days of the poll. The timeframes to erect and subsequently remove posters are set out in the Litter Pollution Acts. Where advertisements/posters remain visible from a public place after 7 days of the polling date, fixed penalty notices may be issued to the persons/organisation/political party responsible for erecting the advertisements/posters.