COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, October 14, 2024
QUESTION NO. 17
QUESTION: Councillor T. Costello
How many abandoned vehicles have been removed by SDCC year to date?
REPLY:
Each report received is investigated by the Council's Litter Warden Service. As a result of these investigations, the number of vehicles deemed to be abandoned and removed by the Council is listed in the table below.
The outcomes of most of the reports received, fall into four broad areas as follows:
- the vehicle was either moved after the owner was contacted by the Council or was not at the reported location when investigated.
- the vehicle is in use or being sold/put back on the road by the owner
- Garda matter
- Relates to parking issues
The numbers of vehicles reported to South Dublin County Council as abandoned and the outcomes of these cases including the numbers of vehicles removed by the Council in 2024 to date is set out in the table below:
|
|
2024 to date |
|
Number of Vehicles reported to SDCC as abandoned/burned out |
422 (390 abandoned vehicles & 32 burned out) |
|
Burned Out Vehicles removed by SDCC |
15 |
|
Moved by owner or not at location when investigated |
168 |
|
Garda matter |
21 |
|
Removed by Gardai |
2 |
|
Owner selling or putting back on road |
82 |
|
Parking Issue |
27 |
|
Deemed abandoned and removed by SDCC |
25 |
|
Investigation ongoing at year/month end |
65 |
|
Cost of removal (inc. VAT) |
€3,586.61 |