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RESIDENTS IN DOLPHIN’S Barn in Dublin city have expressed their annoyance at an ongoing dumping problem in the area.
Niall Spollen told TheJournal.ie illegal dumping has been a problem throughout the four years he has lived in Dolphin’s Barn.
Spollen complained to a number of public representatives about the issue on Saturday after a build-up of rubbish on the street.
“One of the people I emailed was on the ball and got on to the council, it was cleared away shortly afterwards,” Spollen said.
However, he said more rubbish was dumped in the same spot later that day.
Spollen said he is aware of at least one person who has moved out of the area because of the problem, calling it “disgusting” and “a health hazard”.
“Some people just put rubbish on the street because they know the council will come and take it away, they can’t just turn a blind eye and leave it there. People should be fined,” he said.
Spollen said he has previously questioned people about why they dump rubbish on the street, with the usual response being, ‘Everyone else is doing it’.
Enforcement action
In a statement to TheJournal.ie, Dublin City Council said it did receive a report of illegal dumping in Dolphin’s Barn at the weekend.
“The dumping has been removed and enforcement action is being taken under the Litter Pollution Act.
“CCTV is in use for the purposes of enforcement in areas that suffer from occurrences of illegal dumping such as this. Enforcement officers are also investigating compliance with the requirements of waste bye laws,” the statement said.
Spollen said he expects the issue to be raised at an upcoming council meeting as he has raised it with local representatives.
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Wasn’t it always so in Dolphins Barn? Nevertheless, waiting for the usual “privatisation of waste collection” / “no way we won’t pay” bull plop from the peaceful protest keyboard warriors.
@shits ville: looks like the residents need to look at their neighbours
@Funfair: Exactly people are hardly driving across the city to dump there. It’s the same in disadvantaged areas across the country ‘ah sure the council will clear it’ look at Sherriff Street, a residential street like any other yet DCC goes in there every single day, it is swept (by hand), then a bin truck to clear the bags of rubbish left out on a daily basis and the a road sweeper only to be destroyed again throughout the day. There’s no greyhound/panda/citibin going in there earning their crust. I’m surprised there hasn’t been an article on it here…..
Solution is simple: include refuse in the Residential Property Tax.
All houses generate waste: all houses should pay.
@Phil West: Then the landlord is paying for tenants waste. The idea is to reduce waste by making those creating pay.
@Kal Ipers: Seems to work just fine when it comes to paying council tax in the UK. Unsurprisingly the proper tax was never about local service provision, just revenue generation in Ireland.
@Phil West: then there’s no incentive to minimise waste. Since charges have come in my waste has dropped radically.
@Shane McGettrick: The resident pays that tax in the UK. Property tax here is for the owner. In fairness stamp duty was mostly done away with here when LPT came in
@Kal Ipers: Oh well I know (I do pay it after all).
@Barry Davidson: But you still have the problem of illegal dumping. May be a tax on every product bought that produces waste and then use the revenue for collection or communal waste deposits (like they did with electrical goods) that way the person who uses still pays. That might also encourage buyers and sellers to reduce the amount of waste created.
Nothing new there ..
I don’t usually condone vigilantism, but given the council’s record in dealing with dumpers, I am not opposed to emptying the bags into the culprit’s garden/porch if you know where they live.
It would still be wrong to report your neighbours for illegal dumping though, like Social welfare fraud, the taxpayer should just turn a blind eye.
@alphanautica: it’s extremely difficult to (successfully) report illegal dumping, the council need photographic evidence of the act, proof it’s their rubbish followed by your willingness to attend court if any fines are not paid!
On a side note can Eircom or Eir not tidy up some of the phoneboxes? I know people dont use them anymore but a lick of paint and wipe of a cloth wouldnt go astray.
@Jimmy Farrell: Or people could stop vandalising them
Same here in certain spots in Waterford. Every week a huge mountain of rubbish appears overnight. It remains there for a few days then the corpo send in a few boys in white suits and a truck, clear the mess up and off we go again. Been going on for fifteen years and nothing’s been done yet. The landlords provide no proper waste collection service.
@Tommy Browne:
There is a proper waste collection service provided. The problem is that there is a cost associated to encourage people to recycle. Unfortunately too many people don’t bother using this service and think the world owes them a living. All green and brown waste is free to collect other than the annual service charge and there is no excuse for not using this service
Still don’t understand the people who dump stuff. Walk my dog everyday in the park and every night at least one person walks into the park and dumps rubbish there. It is actually a bit of effort to do it. Not much more effort and you can go to the drop off points.
Don’t bloody moan about this, the amount of people who see others dump illegally and don’t report it.
@Alan Byrne: I live in Dolphin’s Barn and I have actually never seen anyone do it. I assume they do it in the middle of the night.
Kissed my girl by the gas yard wall
There are degenerates that occupy this city. Sometimes i wonder are they another species. They steal from us, they rob from us, they spit in our faces and they destroy the city. Will there ever be a backlash i wonder.
I’ve reported people beside me who dump black sacks regularly the corp fine nothing about it as they are still at it
@Mick McGuinness: are you sure the fines aren’t in the black bags also
I remember when dolphins barn was a lovely area in the 90s
You can map and log illegal dumping and litter anywhere @ OpenLitterMap.com
Proper enforcement would stop this.
Current local authorities are completely ineffective except for a handful of them. It needs a total restructuring and operated as a social business. If they do not perform they should not get central funding from the exchequer. In fact they should be fined for non performance.
LOVELY COUNTRY WE LIVE IN. LOL. So many dirty shitters around
It’s everywhere since the council has privatised street cleansing and refuse collection. The contractors just don’t do what they’re paid for.
I collected a black bag of crap from the cul de sac where I live in Earlsfort in Lucan, just one weekends worth of rubbish thrown by feral kids with non-existent parenting. No point complaining cos the parents tell their kids they are entitled to do what they like. SDCC couldn’t care less
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