By Dan Walsh at Gorey Kilmuckridge Municipal District meeting
Fly tipping and illegal indiscriminate dumping of household rubbish was raised again at last Tuesday’s monthly meeting of Gorey-Kilmuckridge Municipal District Council held in Gorey Civic Centre. Cllr Oliver Walsh, Cathaoirleach, presided.
Cllr Mary Farrell raised the matter of fly tipping in her district of Kilmuckridge claiming that “the environment is being destroyed” and she deplored the pressure on the clean-up crews and Council time that could be used more productively.
Cllr Farrell said people are afraid to report incidents. “People are fearful,” she stated.
Cllr Paddy Kavanagh said he lives only two miles from Enniscorthy and told fellow members of “nice tied black bags of rubbish left at gateways every weekend and they brazenly believe nobody will ever catch them.”
Cllr Kavanagh spoke of Sunday mornings and the huge amount of ‘chip van stuff’ and bear cans’ thrown from car windows is appalling. Cllr Kavanagh added that he never saw as much rubbish on the roadside, but he wondered was the problem more noticeable in wintertime when the ditch growth is stripped back.
Enda Brennan, Executive Engineer with responsibility for the Environment addressed members questions about reporting incidents in confidence, not being identified, and especially being brought to court to identify perpetrators!
Mr Brennan stated that it is possible to remain anonymous and that “finding a receipt or other written evidence in the waste” should be sufficient bring about a conviction.
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