MOTION: Councillor L. O’Toole
That this Area Committee requests the Chief Executive to carry out and provide an audit of
public litter bin provision within the Adamstown area and to compare same against bin provision
levels within Lucan and surrounding established areas and where significant deficiencies or
disparities are identified, to bring forward proposals for the installation of additional public litter
bins throughout Adamstown having regard to the substantial population growth and increasing
usage of public spaces, parks, transport routes and community areas within the locality.

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA
COMMITTEE
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
MOTION NO.16

REPORT:
The provision of bins is carried out in accordance with the Litter Bin Management protocol as set
out in the Litter Management Plan 2026-2029. This protocol aims to set out the basic principles
for litter bin placement to provide consistency and appropriate coverage in all parts of the
county. This should provide greater understanding of litter bin provision and inform requests for
new litter bins. Locations where requests for bins should receive priority for litter bin placements
are:

Town and village centres
Vicinity of shops such as newsagents, food retailers, supermarkets
Areas where people congregate e.g. bus stops, tram stops, post offices, public
service buildings/offices
Main routes to schools
Larger parks greater than 16 hectares in size e.g. in the vicinity of playgrounds and
dog runs.

Capacity of the location to facilitate safe access for maintenance vehicles (side loader) will be
considered in all cases.
Locations that are not considered suitable for litter bin as they tend to attract dumping,
vandalism are:

Residential areas with no mixed usage, especially cul-de-sac type developments, as
they attract dumping of household waste around the litter bins
Parks less than 16 hectares in size where they are in residential areas, unless some
demonstrable demand exists that cannot be met by bin placement on street.
In managing this service, the Council is mindful of all costs when considering requests for new
bins. These include not just the initial purchase and installation cost but must also have regard
to the ongoing maintenance and servicing costs for each new bin. Where a request is received

for a new/replacement litter bin, each location will be assessed having regard to the criteria set
out above, as well as the existing provision of litter bins nearby i.e., within 400m.
An audit of litter bin provision in the Adamstown area will be carried out by the Public Realm
team. The audit will examine bin provision in parks, open spaces and on roads that have been
taken in charge. In the event of deficiencies being identified through the audit, this will be
addressed by the provision of additional bins. The details of the audit will be provided to the
Elected Members when completed.
The provision of bins in areas of Adamstown that have not been taken in charge will be
examined having regard to the Litter Management Plan. SDCC requires bins to be provided in
parks and appropriate open spaces as part of the conditioned landscape plans for new
developments. A review of these areas will be carried out where possible to ensure that this is
being complied with. On-street bins are not conditioned in planning permissions however there
is a requirement for developers to maintain estates in good condition until such time as it is
taken in charge. Providing bins in appropriate locations is one aspect to keeping areas free of
litter and it is noted that on-street bins have been provided in some areas of Adamstown.
Where bin deficiencies are identified, these will be brought to the attention of the Adamstown
Planning Team for liaising with the various developers.