MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
QUESTION NO. 8
QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons
“Has *name supplied* in Clondalkin been contacted by SDCC and Litter issues been sorted ?
REPLY:
The Council’s Litter Warden Service is very visible in the Clondalkin area, and has developed a good working relationship with businesses. There are daily patrols in the Clondalkin Village area, at different times of the day.
He is satisfied that all the businesses, including that mentioned in the Motion, are aware of their obligations under the Litter Pollution Act 1997, as amended, and he works with them to deal with any specific problems which may occur.
In general where it is apparent that an occupier of a premises is contravening Section 6 of the Act, or that precautionary measures are required to prevent the creation of litter, the Council may serve a Notice (under Section 9 of the Act) on the occupier of the premises, requiring the occupier to remove the litter or take precautionary measures specified in the Notice, which the Council considers necessary.
Failure to comply with a Notice may result in the issuing of a litter fine to the occupier.
It should be noted that Section 6 of the Act relates to an occupier’s obligations to keep any area in the vicinity of the premises, visible from a public place, free of litter, and regardless of the source of the litter.
