This week Dublin City Councillors agreed to spend an extra €1.4million on waste management services to try to clean up the mess that they created by privatising the bin service. More than a year ago, myself and some other Councillors strenuously opposed the secret deal done by the City Manager, with the support of Labour…
Category: Waste & Water
Greyhound Independent Review
I have recently learned that Dublin City Council paid way above market pricing for waste collection services in 2012. This raises new questions about the secret deal done between Dublin City Council and Greyhound. City Councillors must insist that we get a better deal for 2013. In 2012 Dublin City Council paid Greyhound €2.4million to…
Greyhound Independent Review
I have recently learned that Dublin City Council paid way above market pricing for waste collection services in 2012. This raises new questions about the secret deal done between Dublin City Council and Greyhound. City Councillors must insist that we get a better deal for 2013. In 2012 Dublin City Council paid Greyhound €2.4million to…
Incinerator
Dublin City Council’s own Audit Committee has issued a report that contains damning criticism of Dublin City Council’s management of the multi-million euro Poolbeg incinerator project. The report’s findings are highly critical of Dublin City Council’s mis-management of the incinerator project that has already cost the public more than €90million. The report finds that procurement rules…
Poolbeg Incinerator
At the Februray 2013 meeting of Dublin City Council Councillors were advised that they will have to wait at least another month for a report from its Audit Committee into the findings of the extremely critical Local Government Audit report for 2011. The Local Government Auditor’s report for the financial year of 2011 criticised Dublin…
Free Electrical Recycling
Following my previous request to Dublin City Council for a free electrical waste collection they recently advised me that WEEE Ireland will do a collection on Saturday 9th February from 10.00am-4pm in Naomh Fionbarra GAA Club. This is a great opportunity to get rid of that old kettle,toys, tv, radio or any household item with…
Street Cleaning
Since Dublin City Council withdrew from the collection of domestic waste and the provision of a bin waiver in the city they also abandoned the policy of sweeping streets after bin collections. I have raised this issue with the City Council because it is having a negative impact on the city’s image. It is really important that…
Claremont, Clareville & The Willows
Following my request Dublin City Council’s Environmental Officer inspected street cleaning in the Claremont, Clareville and The Willows estates in early January 2013. Following the inspection they advised me that the three estates Claremont / Clareville / Willows are on a 12 week cleaning schedule as per the litter management plan. The procedure whereby DCC…
Gullies & Shores
Following my request, Dublin City Council Drainage Dept inspected the street shores and Gullies in Claremont, Clareville and The Willows Estates. Below is a report on the cleaning of gullies in Claremont /Clareville and The Willows. Where Gullies are not cleaned it is nearly always because a vehicle is parked on it and it is not…
Claude Road
In December 2012 I requested Dublin City Council clean the area under the pedestrian bridge from Claude road to Lindsay Road, Dublin 9. There was a large accumulation of rubbish under the bridge but also along the tracks. Dublin City Council cleaned up under the bridge and also contacted the Environmental Officer for Irish Rail with regard…