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Saturday 5 December 2020
The authority called the increase “disappointing and unacceptable”.
Dublin City Council has admitted there’s an “impasse” in dealing with the illegal dumping at Labre Park.
Illegal dumping is a major problem for communities across the country.
This year’s funding represents a 50% increase.
Plus: The litres of alcohol seized by Revenue officers at Dublin Port.
Last year the Pure project removed 160 tonnes of illegal waste from these areas.
Dublin City Council issued the most fines at 1465.
Joseph Hillen admitted stabbing Martin Mulligan to death following an alleged row over illegal dumping.
The area is thought to be the most littered part of Dublin.
Volunteers who have been clearing the litter have found whole campsites left behind by people who stayed overnight.
These operations were run by the Pure project, which has been running for the last ten years.
Residents have been told the laneway is not the responsibility of the council.
To boost crime prevention, the Partnership of Government commits to supporting investment in CCTV at key locations along the road network and in urban centres.
The council said the aim of checkpoints in Baldoyle was to identify unauthorised and bogus refuse collectors and their clients.
Latest estimates from local authorities suggest there are more than 750,000 tyres dumped around the country.
Dumping is seen around parks in the city.
It will happen on a pilot basis.
“Some people just put rubbish on the street because they know the council will come and take it away.”
The hazardous material was found dumped in the Glenveagh National Park in Donegal.
Minister Denis Naughten is to launch the new project in Galway on Monday
“The council don’t appear to give the issue of illegal dumping the attention it deserves,” one councillor said.
The move aims to combat the worsening fly tipping problem in the region.
Concerns have been raised over the quality of the water supply in Dundalk as a result.
There have already been more than 600 reported cases of fly-tipping in 2016.
The council has defended itself against claims that it may have breached data protection laws.
A representative for Dublin City Council has said that the initiative is already proving to be successful.
“Everybody is fed up with littering on our streets and at Halloween it happens on an industrial scale.”
Clondalkin residents are concerned about rats seen near the local bus stop and in the field where children play.
A Dublin councillor said that landlords need to have adequate facilities for their tenants when dumping.
Certain Dublin City Council staff can now question residents, as part of their crackdown on illegal rubbish dumping.
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Louth County Council has begun the tendering process for the clean-up of the site, which was discovered two years ago.
Rubbish can’t be put out until after 6pm on the day before it is collected in Dublin – and waste trucks can only operate from 6am to 9pm in residential areas.
The team would be part of the crackdown on illegal dumping in the city. Discussions are ongoing in Dublin City Council.
A local resident of the Summer St North area has created a video showing the mounds of illegally-dumped rubbish bags and discarded items in the north inner city area.
A Labour Party councillor has called for a cash for cans and bottles scheme to help curb illegal dumping.
The tenants in the north inner city area will be contacted by the council within the next few weeks and asked to send on proof they are dumping rubbish legitimately.
Plus: Is Dublin City Council using CCTV to monitor dumping?
In addition, a newly-formed task group issued 103 fines after surveying sites and investigating dumped bags.
An Taisce has heavily criticised plans to prevent illegal dumping by stopping street cleaning altogether in parts of the north inner city.
THIS WEEKEND MARKS the first Saturday and Sunday since six weeks of Level 5 restrictions across the country ended on 1 December.
Many will use the occasion to socialise and see people whom they haven’t been able to meet since October, particularly after the re-opening of pubs and restaurants yesterday.
Others have already used the days since the return to Level 3 on Tuesday to meet people.
However, public health officials are still urging the public to limit their social contacts in order to prevent another rise in cases over the festive period.
Today we’re asking: Has your number of social contacts increased since the end of Level 5 restrictions?
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