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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, May 26, 2025

QUESTION NO. 19

QUESTION: Councillor D. Richardson

"Can the Manager report on fly tipping in the Tallaght area and report on any fines handed out?"

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. Increasingly, it is found that no personal information relating to polluters is contained within the dumped material, with personal information having been removed or shredded. 

The Environmental Complaints System operated by South Dublin County Council provides a statistical breakdown by designated litter warden areas. The total number of complaints made under the Litter Pollution Act 1997 and investigated by the Litter Warden service for 2025 was 589. This figure includes 335 investigations that were specifically for litter investigations only. 

Please see below table of fines issued for the period 2025 which is divided into South Dublin County Council’s designated litter warden areas. 

Litter Warden Area

2025

Lucan

15

Clondalkin

38

West Tallaght

38

Saggart/Newcastle/E Tallaght

15

Templeogue/Walkinstown

16

Total

122