In recent
times Illegal Dumping has reached epidemic proportions in the Finglas area of
Dublin. Fianna Fail Local Area Representative David Costello has met with local
residents who are up-in-arms at the level of illegal dumping in the area. While
illegal dumping is not confined to any one area, a number of black spots have
emerged. For example, the area surrounding the vacant maisonettes on the
Finglaswood road. The photographs below illustrate just how bad things have
gotten.
Dublin City
Council Maisonettes on the Finglaswood road
Costello said
“Dublin City Council were made aware of the problem in this area and while a
clean up has taken place in recent weeks, the problem has now spread to the other
end of Finglaswood road, between Mellows road Kildonon drive. Dumping is
concentrated in the laneway behind and in the gardens of vacant Dublin City
Council maisonettes.”
“I’ve spent
my whole life in Finglas and I don’t ever recall such high levels of illegal
dumping and littering. It’s hard to believe that people are just dumping
rubbish in their neighbour’s gardens.”
“What makes
it even more unbelievable is that area is located within in a stones throw of
both Finglas Garda Station and Dublin City Council Offices.”
“Local
residents are now living beside what can only be described as a health hazard. I am, once again calling on Dublin city council and the department
of the environment to establish a taskforce to look at this issue.”
"Following this year’s budget, which targeted the
most vulnerable in society people are struggling. Dubliners have seen the
introduction of a property tax that disproportionately impacts on
them, a reduction in children’s allowance and an increase in
charge's for the drugs payment scheme and medical card prescriptions. A lot of
Dubliners simply can't afford to pay for their bins."
“In the past
the bin waiver scheme for low income households helped to prevent this problem.
However, this scheme was abolished after Labour party Dublin city councillors
voted not to make a prevision for its continuation in the Dublin city council
budget (2012). The abolition of the bin
waiver scheme is just another one of the Labour party's broken promises."
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