COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, April 14, 2025
QUESTION NO. 5
QUESTION: Councillor N. Fennell
To ask the Chief Executive to detail the total number of fines issued by the litter warden in the county, in the previous 3 years, by LEA.
REPLY:
All incidents of illegal dumping reported or detected in any area 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.
The Environmental Complaint System operated by South Dublin County Council does not record data by Local Electoral Area. The total number of Litter complaints investigated by the Litter Warden service between 2022 and 2024 was 3,242.
Please see below table of fines issued for the period 2022- 2024 which is divided into South Dublin County Council’s designated litter warden areas.
|
Litter Warden Area |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Lucan |
64 |
86 |
41 |
191 |
|
Clondalkin |
91 |
84 |
91 |
266 |
|
West Tallaght |
142 |
128 |
147 |
417 |
|
Saggart/Newcastle/E Tallaght |
72 |
71 |
35 |
178 |
|
Templeogue/Walkinstown |
45 |
40 |
59 |
144 |
|
Total |
414 |
409 |
373 |
1196 |