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Angry councillors seeking higher fines for waste offenders in Offaly
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Angry local councillors in Offaly are fed up with the massive amount of illegal dumping and fly tipping taking place in our countryside and are demanding higher fines for the offenders.
Every councillor during the monthly meeting of Birr Municipal District said the level of dumping was appalling and sterner action needs to be taken.
They pointed out that the current fines are not enough of a deterrent to offenders and need to be significantly raised.
Cllr Eamon Dooley said the nub of the problem is that offenders are being prosecuted under the Litter Pollution Act when they should instead be prosecuted under the Waste Management Act. Under the former people cannot be fined any more than €150. Under the latter there s a maximum fine of €5,000.
Recognition for Longfordians during Covid-19
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Members of Longford Municipal District have supported a proposal to write letters of recognition to Seán and Mary Hussey and to Lalin Swaris for lifting the spirits of people in Longford during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cllr Peggy Nolan spoke up at last week’s meeting to note that “these are people who, for no recompense, just decided to raise our spirits”.
Almost 90 litter and waste complaints investigated in Offaly
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A TOTAL of 87 litter and waste complaints have been investigated by Offaly County Council to date in 2021.
The figures were revealed by Mary Hussey, Senior Engineer with the Environment and Water Section of the council at the monthly meeting of Tullamore Municipal District.
Ms Hussey said that 65 of the issues had been resolved while the investigations relating to the remainder are ongoing.
She added that a social media campaign to make householders aware of their obligations under the Waste Management Act bye-laws was being conducted.
Householders are obliged to ensure they use only authorised waste collectors or facilities to dispose of their waste.
Historic surface water problem in Offaly town highlighted
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IRISH Water should be asked to fund works to solve the historic problem of surface water on Church St in Clara.
“This will be a big project and it should not come out of our funding,” pointed out Cllr Frank Moran when he highlighted the issue at last week s meeting of Tullamore Municipal District.
He claimed that Irish Water were reverting the issue to Offaly County Council as the former s remit in the area had changed.
Senior Engineer Mary Hussey said more information was needed on the surface water issue. But she stressed that her argument would be that the council should be reimbursed if they dealt with the issue.