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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

QUESTION NO.19

QUESTION: Councillor H. Farrell

To ask the Manager if there is any update on the provision of designated dog-waste bins in the SDCC public realm as per other local authority areas such as DLR?

REPLY:

Every bin provided by the Council, of which there are approximately 900 around the county both on-street and in public parks, is available for the disposal of light litter including dog waste which has been properly bagged.  This is considered to be the best approach.  A review of the litter bin service was carried out under the remit of the Environment, Climate and Public Realm SPC in 2017. The review examined many aspects of the litter bin service including the issue of dog litter specific bins and the need to provide dispensers for dog waste disposal bags. The review concluded that the provision of dog litter specific bins would require a major change to the existing collection operation.   The current policy as determined through the SPC review is that dog litter specific bins are not required when standard litter bins can accept this waste.  The Council currently does not provide this type of bin and has no plans to change this policy at the present time.