By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy Municipal District Council
A call for ‘zero tolerance to how we are disposing of our rubbish’ was supported by Cllr John O’Rourke at last Tuesday’s monthly meeting held in the Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy. Cathaoirleach Cllr Aidan Browne was in the chair.
Cllr O’Rourke was critical of the charitable centre dropping off clothes at the back of old Dunnes Stores in the town centre. “The bins were overflowing, and it was absolutely scandalous,” said Cllr O’Rourke about around Christmas time, and he asked that better effort be done. “Charities need to get their finger out.”
The debate moved onto dog fouling. The situation is getting worse. Cllr O’Rourke noted that members of the community were taking their dogs over a fence and walking them on the new Astro Pitch, not yet opened! “It’s like Crufts (laughter) where they are showing off their love of dogs.”
There were complaints about Andy Doyle Close, Millbrook and Urrin Valley estates. Again, the call was repeated for ‘zero tolerance’ towards those “who have no respect for the community.”
Cllr Pat Kehoe said the Astro Pitch was fenced off, this was trespassing and a Garda issue. District Manager Claire Lawless said the Gardaí were informed, but people were still getting in.
“They throw the dog over the fence. It is frightening,” added Cllr Browne.
Cllr Barbara-Anne raised the matter of fly tipping and dumping. She asked when the CCTV cameras were coming to Bunclody, said dumping on the N80 was “a disgrace” and she claimed, “the people in the vans are on the rounds again.”
She spoke of rubbish on the roadside, in the corner of land and under bridges where petrol is being used to set it on fire! Cllr Murphy recalled the results of a recent survey and called for “zero tolerance as to how we are disposing of our rubbish.”
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