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A survey of the Annaghgorta bog area is to be carried out by Westmeath County Council in the coming weeks, in the hope of addressing the ongoing problem of illegal dumping in the area.

More that 180 incidents of illegal dumping and fly-tipping in Galway were made to a hotline set up by the Environmental Protection Agency over the past four years.

Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny has expressed further disappointment that illegal dumping continues to take place throughout Co Mayo. The Mayo TD recently discovered a site where illegal dumping had taken place in the Pontoon area only metres away from Lough Cullen. He was partaking in a practice cycle to prepare for the Mayo Pink Ribbon Appeal 100km charity cycle due to take place on Saturday, May 1. He has constantly raised the issue of illegal dumping and the negative impact it has on the Irish countryside.

Fine Gael councillor Noreen Heston has come up with an interesting suggestion to tackle the problem of litter within the county. She put down a motion which was due to be debated at Castlebar Town Council’s meeting last night (Thursday) calling on Mayo County Council to make the facilities at the council’s landfill sites free to all residents of the county for one week.

A local beauty spot has been left looking like the wreckage of a plane crash because of persistent illegal dumping, according to a local councillor.

The issue of what happens once illegal dumping is reported to the council raised its head at this week’s monthly meeting of the Castlebar electoral area committee. Fine Gael Councillor Henry Kenny brought up the issue asking: “I have reported illegal dumping myself on a number of occasions, I’d just like to know what the follow up is on this dumping, do they come along and remove the materials that are dumped and what do they do after to investigate who is doing the dumping?” Cllr Kenny’s enquiry was backed up by Labour party Cllr Johnny Mee who told the meeting, “I agree with Cllr Kenny, there is an ongoing problem in this area where rubbish is just being dumped by people in the town. It’s a sad sight and it’s an appalling behaviour that has to be clamped down on by the council and the public in general.”

Following a failed effort last year to pass a material contravention in relation to an application which was submitted by Brendan Byrne and Sons Ltd for a mixed use residential scheme (including residential, crèche and gym) on zoned land in the Lodge Road area, all councillors, bar Councillor Myles Staunton, were in favour of the development.