‘Disgusting’ - Trolleys, nappies and faeces among items dumped in scenic Waterford area
The issue of illegal dumping has arisen in the Quanns area of Dungarvan, County Waterford
Trolleys, nappies and faeces are among the items that have been dumped at a scenic area in County Waterford in recent weeks, a council meeting has heard.
The issue of illegal dumping has arisen in the Quanns area of Dungarvan.
Labour Party councillor Thomas Phelan spoke on the subject at the November meeting of the Dungarvan-Lismore District.
Cllr Phelan said: “Something I’ve brought up previously is the illegal dumping situation at Quanns, which is getting totally out of hand.
“It took a council truck there this morning to take away the massive pile of rubbish that was there including shopping trolleys and electronics.
“In the past few weeks, both the council and Tidy Towns volunteers have had to take away increasing amounts of rubbish dumped near the fence on the way into the car park.”
He went on to detail some of the items that have been dumped at the site.
“There’s mounds of cable and copper being pulled out, nappies, toilet paper, faeces stuck to the sea wall and other waste material.
“Disgusting stuff really that volunteers and employees shouldn’t have to be dealing with. Unfortunately, that’s the situation we’re left with.”
Cllr Phelan concluded by calling on CCTV to be installed in the area to tackle the issue.
“Again, I would like to ask if we could look at CCTV there urgently and anything else that might put a halt to this rampant illegal dumping at Quann’s.
“It’s a scenic part of the town looking out at the sea and the ongoing and escalating dumping that’s going on there is a threat to Dungarvan retaining its Tidy Towns gold medal status.”
“We really need to tackle it,” he added.
In response to Cllr Phelan, Dawn Wallace, Senior Executive Officer at Waterford City and County Council, explained the process that must be followed before CCTV can be installed.
Ms Wallace said: “In relation to the CCTV, if it’s not an area and I can’t remember the 31 areas off the top of my head but I’m not sure that Quanns was one of those areas, that was consulted upon and approved for CCTV.
“We can’t just urgently shove up a CCTV camera. It has to go through public consultation but I will look into the CRM referrals that we’ve had in relation to that.
“As you know, that’s what we rely on for evidence for us to be able to legally justify the erection of CCTV and then going out to a public consultation.”
She concluded by saying that the council intends to review the effectiveness of its CCTV cameras in a number of locations.