Pet owners asked to bag and bin

Lord Mayor of dublin

Caroline Conroy, along with former dublin GAA Footballer, Michael darragh McAuley, recently launched dublin City Council’s pilot ‘responsible dog ownership’ campaign in Liberty Park, dublin 1. The campaign is an initiative of dublin City Council’s (dCC) Central Area office and the North East Inner City Initiative.

The pilot will see a total of

50 new dog Poo dispensers erected at strategic locations across dublin’s North East Inner City (NEIC) in an effort to promote responsible dog ownership.

Efforts are already underway with extra Waste Management resources in place across designated streets. The streets include Buckingham Street, Sean Mcdermott Street, Summerhill, railway Street and Killarney

83 Individuals Sleeping Rough

ThE official Spring 2023

Count of people sleeping rough in the dublin region was carried out over the week March 6 to 12.

A total of 83 unique individuals were confirmed as rough sleeping across the dublin region over the week of the count.

This represents a reduction of 8 persons (9%) on the same period last year, with 91 individuals found to be rough sleeping during both Spring 2022 and Winter 2022 counts.

The count was arranged by the dublin region homeless Executive (drhE) and carried out by the dublin Simon Community outreach Team, with support from the Peter McVerry Trust housing First Intake Team.

The main characteristics of the group known to the drhE were as follows: dCC hope dog owners who exercise their dogs in the area will encourage their pets to use the toilet area.

The majority of the people confirmed as rough sleeping were male, Irish and aged between 26-45 years.

92% were linked with one of the four dublin local authorities.

48% were using tents and 52% were not.

18 individuals were found rough sleeping in both the Spring 2023 and Winter 2022 counts. A number of these are being targeted for a housing First response.

4 individuals (5%) recorded as rough sleeping had an active tenancy.

In the count, 36 individuals (48%) accessed Emergency Accommodation that week.

Street at present.

A new pilot Public doggie Toilet has been built on Sean Mcdermott Street.

They are also carrying out a survey on dog Fouling in the local community. The survey collates information from people living in the North East Inner City as well as outside

It is envisaged that the findings of the survey will aid dublin City Council’s Central Area office in addressing the immediate challenges of dog fouling and strive for cleaner, safer and thriving neighbourhoods for everyone. There has been 200 responses from citizens to date. If you would like to contribute, you can do so here: https://bit.ly/ dogFoulingSurvey.