COMHAIRLE CHONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TERENURE-RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE 2

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

QUESTION No. 13

QUESTION: Councillor. T. McDermott

"To ask the Manager the cost to SDCC of cleaning up after the series of concerts in Marley Park and if these costs have been recovered from Dun Laoghaire / Rathdown County Council?"

REPLY:

In accordance with the provisions of section 17 of the Litter Pollution Act 1997, the local authority may serve notice on promoters or organizers of major events requiring them to take measures to prevent or limit the creation of litter and provide for its removal.  In the case of concerts in Marley Park, Dun Laoghaire /Rathdown County Council invoke their powers under the Litter Pollution Act and conditions in relation to cleansing are also included in the event licenses which must be granted for such events under the Planning Acts.

The promoter of the Marley Park concerts provided cleaning within the South Dublin County area as well as the Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown area on the dates of each concert this year.  This followed representations made by the Environmental Services Dept of this Council to Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council following similar events held in 2005, on which occasion the concert promoter provided cleaning within the Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown area only.  As a result no additional cleaning was provided this year by this Council over and above the normal services provided in the Marley Park area, and therefore no additional costs were incurred.