326 fines issued for littering and illegal dumping

SOUTH Dublin County Council issued 326 fines for littering and illegal dumping last year.

According to the council, all reported and detected incidents of littering and illegal dumping are investigated by their litter warden service and all dumped material is searched for evidence.

“Where evidence is found, the appropriate enforcement action is taken under the Litter Pollution Act 1997, as amended,” stated the council at a recent council meeting.

“Increasingly, it is found that no personal information relating to polluters is contained within the dumped material, with personal information having been removed or shredded.

“As always, the council is grateful for assistance and support from local residents or others in their investigations of such incidents as they arise.

“In the absence of substantive evidence/witness statements and the presence of such witnesses in court, it is not possible for us to bring successful prosecutions.”