Bin Collections
As and from next Monday 16th Jan 2012 Dublin City Council will no longer collect household rubbish in Dublin City. Dublin City Council, under the control of Labour and Fine Geal, awarded the contract for domestic bin collections to Greyhound. I objected at City Council to Dublin City Council withdrawing from the collection of household […]
Christmas Waste
Dublin City Council has announced details of its plans for domestic waste collection over the Christmas and New Year period before the service in privatised in January, if you want to check when your bin will be collected please click HERE.
Privatisation of Bin Collections
On Monday, buried in the midst of the National Budget announcements so as to spare Labour Councillors embarrassment, Dublin City Council announced that after more than 140 years it is to transfer the City Council’s commercial and domestic waste collection business to Greyhound Recycling and Recovery. This deal was made despite Dublin City Councillors recently […]
Dublin City Budget
At the Dublin City Council meeting dealing with the 2012 Estimates I made the following statement as leader of the Fianna Fail Group. Fianna Fail group believes it would be irresponsible of us to vote for these estimates: 1. We are not opposed to the principle of competition for the bin service however we […]
Domestic Waste Collection
The Lord Mayor of Dublin has agreed to my request, on behalf of the Fianna Fail group, for a Special Meeting of Dublin City Council to discuss and agree actions to prevent the Dublin City Manager from withdrawing Dublin City Council from the provision of Domestic Waste Collection Service on December 5, 2011. Dublin City […]
Domestic Waste Collection
As leader of the Fianna Fail group on Dublin City Council I have, on behalf of the Fianna Fail Group, called on the Lord Mayor of Dublin to urgently convene a special meeting of Dublin City Council to discuss and agree how Councillors can prevent the City Manager from withdrawing the Domestic Waste Collection Service […]
Domestic Waste Recycling
Dublin City Council has announced that bagged household domestic waste will be accepted at Ringsend Recycling Centre and Northstrand Recycling Centre as and from Monday 26th September. There will be a charge of €4 for each 80 litre bag of domestic waste disposed. For more details about both recycling centres please click HERE. Mary.
Privatising Dublin Bin Collections
Dublin City Manager John Tierney has confirmed to Fianna Fail’s group leader, Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick, that it has commenced negotiations with Unions on the privatisation of the domestic waste collection service.“The Fianna Fail group is very concerned by this development because this decision has been taken without any agreement with the elected representatives of the […]
Free Electrical Recycling
Recycle all your household electrics this Saturday the 20th of August at Grangegorman Bring Centre, Kinvara Road (at shops) and The Hole in the Wall Pub car park, Blackhorse Avenue. From 10am to 4pm only. They’ll accept video players, game consoles, microwaves, IT equipment, dishwashers, power tools, batteries etc. Basically any household item with a plug or battery. Happy […]
Green Bin Easter Monday
Please note that any Green Bin collection due on Mon 25th April (Easter Monday) will take place on Sat 23rd instead. All other collections as normal. See www.greenbin.ie. For opening times of Bring Centres and Recycling Centres, click HERE. For more information contact DCC Cabra Area Office on (01) 2227400. All the best, Mary.