Illegal Dumping

Tuesday, 11 July 2017

Questions (631, 632, 634)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

631. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the clean-up cost of illegal dumping by county, in tabular form. [32629/17]

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632. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the detail of the allocation of the €1.3 million provided for anti-dumping initiatives, by county; and the detail of each of the initiatives undertaken in each county using the allocated budget and the budgetary period the €1.3 million has been allocated for, in tabular form. [32630/17]

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Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

634. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of cleaning up illegal dumping by county, in tabular form. [32632/17]

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Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment

I propose to take Questions Nos. 631, 632 and 634 together.

Enforcement action in relation to illegal dumping is a matter for the relevant local authority concerned and also the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental Enforcement (OEE), which supervises the environmental protection activities of local authorities. The cost of illegal dumping is not collated by my Department as it includes local authority enforcement, disposal and legal costs and also involves costs for other State agencies such as An Garda Síochána. My role, as Minister, is to provide the legislative and policy framework under which both local authority and EPA enforcement action against illegal dumping is initiated.

My Department encourages a multi-facetted approach to tackling the problem, incorporating enforcement, public awareness and education. As such and in recognition of the impact of illegal dumping on communities across the country, in March of this year, I launched a national Anti-Dumping Initiative. The aim of this initiative is to provide funding for projects tackling illegal dumping including the provision of support for the clean-up, monitoring and surveillance of dumping black-spots. Funding of €650,000 was allocated under phase 1 of the Initiative.

85 projects were approved for funding from every county in the State, out of a total of 111 applications received. Successful applications have included projects that will equip authorities with the latest enforcement technologies including overt and covert surveillance equipment and drone technology to target dumpers. A range of clean-up and restorative projects led by community, environmental and sporting groups have also been approved as set out as follows.

Local Authority	€
Local Authority: Carlow	Allocation: €22,494.80
	1. Old Leighlin Dumping Project 2. St. Killian's Crescent Clean Up 3. Other Measures: CCTV and signage
Local Authority: Cavan	Allocation: €22,750
	1. Kilcogy Clean-up 2. Cavan Town - Clean-up 3. Ballyhaise - Clean-up 4. Ballyconnell - Clean-up
Local Authority: Clare	Allocation: €20,000
	1. An improved Rocky Road for Ennis Project
Local Authority: Cork City	Allocation: €7,500
	1. Orchard Court - Clean-up Project
Local Authority: Cork County	Allocation: €17,988.15
	1. Ballincollie Road - Clean-up 2. Bantry Bay Shoreline - Clean-up 3. Blackstone Bridge - Clean-up 4. Blackwater Community - Clean-up 5. Carrigduff Mallow - Clean-up 6. Courtstown Little Island - Clean-up 7. Glengarriff Community - Clean-up 8. Rathcooney & district - Clean-up 9. Rathpeacon Area - Clean-up 10. Other measures: “A local Solution to A local Problem”- anti dumping campaign
Local Authority: Dublin City Council	Allocation: €20,000
	1. Combating Illegal Dumping and promoting responsible waste disposal campaign in the Dorset Street area of Dublin 1 and 7 2. Other measures: Clean up and control using CCTV and Awareness campaign
Local Authority: Donegal	Allocation: €22,750
	1. Inishowen – Aghaglason Gleneely 4 sites - Clean-up 2. Glenties – Glasagh Brinaleck - Clean-up 3. Stranolar – Trusk Lough Bog Road - Clean-up 4. Letterkenny – Ards Big - Clean-up 5. Donegal-Kilcar 2 sites - Clean-up
Local Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown	Allocation: €10,000
	1.Anti-Dumping Initiative for Dunedin Park 2. Other measures: CCTV, awareness campaign
Local Authority: Fingal	Allocation: €20,000
	1. Remediation, Enforcement and Prevention of illegal dumping in Gardeners Hill, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin 2. Other measures: CCTV, community awareness programme, installation of lighting.
Local Authority: Galway	Allocation: €22,750
	1. Polleeny, Barna 2. Station Road, Gort 3. Other measures: CCTV, signage.
Local Authority: Galway City	Allocation: €20,889
	1. Clean Up of Ballybane Area
Local Authority: Kerry	Allocation: €23,000
	1. Derra Bog 2. Ballinagare Bog 3. Short Mountain 4. Derrymore Beach 5. Bawnaglanna 6. Woodline 7. Killarney National Park 8. Reenacallee 9. Other measures - covert surveillance, media campaign, signage, purchase of trail cameras.
Local Authority: Kildare	Allocation: €20,000
	1. “Clean and Green” Roseberry. 2. Other measures: Drone Survey, awareness including App development for SAC, removal of invasive species
Local Authority: Kilkenny	Allocation: €22,598
	1. Kilkenny City- Clean up 2. Goresbridge- Clean up 3. Other measures: Establishing A Zero Tolerance Attitude to Illegal Dumping in Kilkenny campaign
Local Authority: Laois	Allocation: €20,000
	1. Derrybeg Bog, 2. Windsor Bog, 3. Lower Forest Bog Mountmellik 4. Everyone deserves a second chance – Bring Bank Initiative at Portlaoise County Hall – Moutrath, Ballinakill, Newtown Doonane 5. Other measures: Mobile CCTV, Signage, Development of App for Litter Wardens, Media Campaign, Access barriers
Local Authority: Leitrim	Allocation: €22,756
	1. Corneen Bog, Mohill - Adopt a Road/Bring Bank Group 2. Faulties Bridge Area, Dromod - Adopt a Road/Bring Bank Group 3. Hartley Area, Carrick on Shannon - Adopt a Road/Bring Bank Group 4. St John’s Lough, Ballinamore - Adopt a Road/Bring Bank Group 5. Gulladoo Lake, Carrigallen - Adopt a Road/Bring Bank Group 6. Edenville, Kinlough - Adopt a Road/Bring Bank Group 7. Glenanniff - Adopt a Road/Bring Bank Group 8. Manorhamilton - Adopt a Road/Bring Bank Group 9. Mill Race River, Drumshanbo - Adopt a Road/Bring Bank Group 10. Sea Road, Tullaghan - Adopt a Road/Bring Bank Group 11. Rossy Area and Kiltubrid - Adopt a Road/Bring Bank Group 12. Drumcong - Adopt a Road/Bring Bank Group 13. Owenbeg River, Manorhamilton - Adopt a Road/Bring Bank Group 14. Other measures: Media and on-line anti-dumping campaign
Local Authority: Limerick City &County	Allocation: €25,000
	1. Donnellan’s Field, Limerick City 2. Johnsgate Village/Walls of Limerick 3. Crossagalla Industrial Estate, Ballysimon Road, Limerick City 4. Old Quarry, Fedamore 5. Roche’s Road, Rathkeale
Local Authority: Longford	Allocation: €20,000
	1. Ardnacassagh Anti-Dumping Initiative 2. Other measures: CCTV, installation of lighting
Local Authority: Louth	Allocation: €24,739.50
	1. Anti-Littering/Dumping Initiative Junction 14 & Dundalk 2017 2. Waste removal at Kieran’s Bridge, Philipstown, Hackballscross, Dundalk, Co. Louth 3. Other measures: CCTV, Signage
Local Authority: Mayo	Allocation: €20,390
	1. Blanemore Forest Archaeological Walk - Clean-up 2. Clean Up of Ballyglass Looped Walks
Local Authority: Meath	Allocation: €20,000
	1. Girley Bog Loop walk – anti-dumping and anti-dog fouling initiative 2. River Broadmeadow Community Clean-Up 3. Bridge of the Boyne (Broadbridge) Enhancement Project 4. Other measure: CCTV, installation of barriers, awareness programme
Local Authority: Monaghan	Allocation: €22,750
	1. Muyllaghmatt/Killygoan - Clean-up 2. Bree/Ard na Lorgan - Clean-up 3. Latton - Clean-up 4. Other measures: Fencing, Awareness, Signage CCTV Equipment
Local Authority: Offaly	Allocation: €20,000
	1. Toberdaly Townland - Clean-up & CCTV 2. Boora - Clean-up & CCTV 3. Curralanty - Clean-up & CCTV 4. Derrycarney - Clean-up & CCTV 5. Springfield Road, Meelaghans, Tullamore - Clean-up & CCTV 6. The Derries - Clean-up & CCTV
Local Authority: Roscommon	Allocation: €22,750
	1. Salmon Lake to Kilnacarrow Bridge Nature Trail (Ballyleague)- Clean-up 2. Clean Ups with Probation Services 3. The Oaks - Major Clean Up 4. Frenchpark - Major Clean Up 5. Cuilagh- Major Clean Up 6. Scramoge - Major Clean Up 7. Suck Valley Way & Kilteevan Bog 8. Other measures: CCTV installation & Signage
Local Authority: Sligo	Allocation: €22,750
	1. Tullycusheen Bog - Clean up 2. Glencarraig Estate - Clean up 3. Clooncoose Bog - Clean up 4. Holy Well Road - Clean up 5. Other measures: Awareness campaign
Local Authority: South Dublin	Allocation: €20,000
	1. Rossfield Housing Estate - Clean up 2. Sean Walsh Park Recycling banks - Clean up 3. Piperstown Road- Clean up 4. Other measures: provision of footpaths as appropriate, illegal Dumping Signage
Local Authority: Tipperary County	Allocation: €25,000
	1. Carrick River-Walkway - Clean up 2. River user community led clean-up programme for the River Suir 3. Nenagh River Walk-Way - Clean up
Local Authority: Waterford County	Allocation: €20,000
	1. Airport Road and Tramore Backstrand - Clean up 2. Boola - Comeragh Mountains - Clean up 3. Colligan Woods - Clean up 4. Waterford City- IBAL Initiative 5. Dungarvan Bay- Clean up 6. Lismore Towers & Riverwalk- Clean up 7. Lower Reaches, River Blackwater- Clean up 8. Mahon Falls - Comeragh Mountains- Clean up 9. Portlaw Woods - Clean up
Local Authority: Westmeath	Allocation: €20,000
	1. Clean up of public laneway at the rear of Catherdral View 2. Promote Community Involvement in Abbeylands & Ashfield Estates 3. Other measures: CCTV, Awareness Programme
Local Authority: Wexford	Allocation: €24,886
	1. Project Spota Dubh – Kilnahue Lane – Gorey 2. Project Spota Dubh – Railway Platform Bridgetown 3. Project Spota Dubh – Ross Rd BB Enniscorthy 4. Project Spota Dubh – Spout Rd. Clonroche 5. Project Spota Dubh – Wood Rd. Bunclody
Local Authority: Wicklow	Allocation: €20,000
	1. Newtownmountkennedy Springfield Park Regeneration 2. Kiltegan and District Anti-Dumping Initiative 3. Other measures: Landscaping, Installation of Barriers

On foot of this very positive response, I recently launched a second phase of this initiative with a further €650,000 being made available to community groups and other state agencies working in partnership to clean-up and prevent illegal dumping. Phase 2 applications are currently being assessed by Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authority Steering Committees and the additional projects which have been selected for funding will be announced shortly.