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CCTV Scheme Project 1: Belvedere Place, Sherrard Street Lower and Summer Street North

Dublin City Council is introducing a number of CCTV schemes which aim to deter, prevent, detect and prosecute cases of illegal dumping.

The first scheme focuses on three streets in the North Inner City: Belvedere Place, Sherrard Street Lower and Summer Street North. Find out more below.

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18 November 2024

Overview:

Dublin City Council wants your feedback on its plan to install CCTV cameras at litter blackspots in Dublin's North Inner City. This initiative aims to address the ongoing issue of illegal dumping on three streets: Belvedere Place, Sherrard Street Lower and Summer Street North.

Thanks to amendments to the Litter Pollution Acts 1997, local authorities can now use CCTV to deter, prevent, detect and prosecute cases of illegal dumping. Under this legislation, CCTV cameras can only be deployed at locations where there is a history of illegal dumping and where other initiatives to prevent it have failed.

Before the introduction of CCTV, a site must meet certain criteria and go through a rigorous procedure to ensure that the deployment of CCTV cameras is necessary, targeted and proportionate. Conducting a public consultation is part of this process. This online public consultation relates only to Belvedere Place, Sherrard Street Lower and Summer Street North, which are part of the NIC CCTV Scheme Project 1. Any further CCTV schemes will also include a consultation.

Map of the North Inner City, showing Belvedere Place, Sherrard Street Lower and Summer Street North.

What we are proposing:

A large volume of complaints about dumping in the North Inner City have been made by residents, businesses, schools and local Councillors. This led to the creation of a task force to deal with illegal dumping in the area.

This task force identified Belvedere Place, Sherrard Street Lower and Summer Street North as sites where CCTV cameras should be deployed to detect, deter and reduce illegal dumping. It is proposed that several cameras be placed here.

CCTV footage from these cameras will be used for the purpose of prevention, detection and enforcement of illegal dumping under the Litter Pollution Acts as amended.

Why we are proposing these changes:

Over the past few years, Dublin City Council has tried various initiatives to prevent illegal dumping on these streets, including street enhancement schemes, signage and Litter Warden inspections and patrols. Unfortunately, these initiatives had no discernible effect.

Over the past year, Dublin City Council has received lots of complaints from the public. Between 15 April and 17 May 2024, a survey found that a total of 929 bags of rubbish were illegally dumped here. Unfortunately, no evidence which would allow a prosecution was found.

Now, through this CCTV scheme, Dublin City Council hopes to address this issue by deterring and detecting incidents of illegal dumping. We also hope it will enhance enforcement and allow us to prosecute more cases under the Litter Pollution Acts.

In addition, we also hope that it will reduce clean up costs, which could free up resources for other improvements in the community. We also want to enhance community wellbeing by providing clean and pleasant streets for the people who live and work in the area.