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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

MOTION NO.8

MOTION: Councillor N. Fennell

This committee agrees that we need to address and come up with solutions regarding the ongoing anti-social behaviour, which is resulting in illegal dumping in laneways, fires which is destroying laneways and residents' priorities. Some laneways that have been reported as ongoing area that anti social behaviour such as outlined above are the laneways at Palmerstown avenue, and laneways behind Glenaulin Green.

REPLY:

The Litter Warden carries out regular inspections of the areas outlined in this motion. Where evidence is found, appropriate enforcement action is taken under the provisions of the Litter Pollution Acts. Increasingly it is found that there is no evidence in the dumped material to identify the alleged polluter. In the absence of evidence, witness testimony and the attendance of witnesses in court it is not possible to successfully prosecute a case.

SDCC is currently monitoring an array of potential sites, that will meet the Code of Practise criteria for CCTV and have developed Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) in line with the provisions of the COP and in consultation with the Data Protection Officer. As identified sites meet the COP criteria, business cases will be submitted to the Council's CCTV Oversight Board and subsequently to the Chief Executive for approval.

The above sites which are the subject of this motion, are not currently being monitored as problematic areas. SDCC enforcement section have received a total of 4 complaints in 2024 for Glenaulin including Green/Park & Road and 3 complaints in 2024 for Palmerstown Ave.

We will continue to monitor this area and include these sites for the deployment of CCTV if deemed necessary.