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Illegal Dumping

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 January 2018

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

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Imelda Munster

Question:

514. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the moneys spent on dealing with litter, fly tipping and illegal dumping annually by each local authority in 2016 and 2017, in tabular form. [4168/18]

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Data in relation to litter expenditure by each Local Authority on street/road cleaning, litter warden services, and litter public awareness initiatives, for the years 2010 to 2016 is publically available on the Department's website at the following link:

https://dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/environment/topics/waste/litter/Pages/Local-Authority-Litter-Fines-and-Expenditure-Statistics.aspx.

Details for 2017, which are not yet available, will also be published on the Department’s website once collated.

In addition to the above, the Department made a contribution of €89,147 in 2016, and €114,800 in 2017, to Wicklow County Council to fund the operation of the Protecting Uplands and Rural Environments (PURE) Initiative.

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.

In recognition of the impact of illegal dumping on communities across the country, I launched an anti-dumping initiative in 2017 to provide funding for projects tackling illegal dumping including the provision of support for the clean-up, monitoring and surveillance of dumping black-spots. These funds have been used to support 229 clean-up and restorative projects led by community, environmental and sporting groups across the country. The 2017 anti-dumping initiative allocations made to each local authority are detailed in the table below.

In addition and in recognition of the particular difficulties border counties have experienced in dealing with diesel laundering waste dumping, my Department has also fully reimbursed the clean-up costs associated with this nefarious practice with payments of €922,518 (2016) and €174,906 (2017) and €98,044 (2016) and €49,307 (2017) being made to Louth and Monaghan County Councils respectively.

2017 Anti-Dumping Initiative

LOCAL AUTHORITY

CARLOW COUNTY COUNCIL

40,333

CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL

68,975

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL

39,455

CORK CITY COUNCIL

29,500

CORK COUNTY COUNCIL

40,229

DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL

68,728

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

20,000

DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL

19,031

FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL

16,728

GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL

67,663

GALWAY CITY COUNCIL

44,579

KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL

35,720

KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL

41,198

KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL

25,741

LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL

40,691

LEITRIM COUNTY COUNCIL

81,438

LIMERICK CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL

39,893

LONGFORD COUNTY COUNCIL

18,892

LOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL

44,619

MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL

29,946

MEATH COUNTY COUNCIL

34,219

MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL

40,124

OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL

40,000

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL

54,659

SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL

34,035

SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

28,559

TIPPERARY COUNTY COUNCIL

53,449

WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL

29,739

WESTMEATH COUNTY COUNCIL

66,360

WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL

38,192

WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL

24,012

Total

1,256,705

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