2 CLONDALKIN GAZETTE 4 April 2013
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RUBBISH Ongoing efforts to clean up area
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Cllr Breeda Bonner (Lab) is trying to tackle the “constant problem” of illegal dumping
Calls to tackle illegal Neilstown Road dumping CALLS have been made to tackle the problem of illegal dumping on the Neilstown Road. Local councillor Breda Bonner (Lab) raised the question at the most recent Clondalkin area committee meeting, saying that there was a “constant p r o b l e m ” w i t h “ l i tter scattered along the whole length of the road”. C l l r B o n n e r, w h o works in the area, said that the problem was ongoing and that efforts were made to clean up the area. “We organised cleanups, but the problem is constant. It’s obviously
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people who don’t live in the area that are dumping bags of rubbish on the road. “It’s very unfair on people who are living in the area and are paying [bin] charges. It’s very, very difficult to combat it. Litter wardens go through the bags and look for incriminating evidence, but there very rarely is any.” The council report
said that there had been four reports of dumping to them in the last six months and that fines had been handed out, but added that litter wardens were dependent on support from the general public. “The council’s enforcement and licensing division, environmental services department is dependent on the support of local residents to provide information to support the taking of legal action under the Litter Pollution Act 1997. “Specifically where an incident of illegal dumping is witnessed, residents are actively
encouraged to report vehicle registration/ other details to SDCC where this information will be followed up with a view to pursuing legal action under the aforementioned Act. T he council is also reliant on eye-witness reports to support SDCC in the taking of legal action through providing evidence in any subsequent court proceedings.” Cllr Bonner said that while surveillance was ongoing, she felt CCTV was not effective. “There’s a few cameras around the county, but really they’re not effective. You’re not going to get a clear
enough picture to catch somebody.” Cllr Bonner added that the removal of waste collection waivers did not offer a good e n o u g h e xc u s e f o r offenders. “It’s not enough to say they shouldn’t have gotten rid of the waivers. People are still breaking the law,” said Cllr Bonner. “It is a nationwide problem, but something has to be done to tackle it.” SDCC’s litter picking and gully cleansing schedule is available for the public to view on the council’s web-site at www.sdcc.ie.
Sheridan to Break a Leg at the Civic Theatre ACCLAIMED theatre director Peter Sheridan will host a postshow discussion in the Civic Theatre on April 11. The talk, hosted by playwright Jimmy Murphy, will come after a performance of Sheridan’s one-
man show Break a Leg. The show, based on Sheridan’s memoirs, tells the story of his life in theatre, as well as delving deeply into Sheridan’s life, as well as the wider culture and politics of Ireland in the
1960s and 1970s. Honestly confronting his emerging problems with panic attacks and alcohol, and blending social history with memoir, Sheridan’s story will be told nightly from Wednesday, April
10 to Saturday April 13 at 8pm. Tickets, priced at €18 and €16 can be purchased from www. civictheatre.ie, or by calling 01 4627477. Tickets for the opening night are specially priced at €10.