This article is from page 22 of the 2011-09-13 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 22 JPG
CLARE COUNTY Council is not in favour of installing litter bins in residential estates in Shannon, a meeting was told last week.
In a written response to a motion put forward by Shannon Town Councillor Vincent Coleman (Fine Gael), the council stated that litter bins are regularly used as bins for household waste.
Cllr Coleman called for the bins to be put in place in the Cúl na Gréine estate.
However, according to the council, the bins were previously vandalised in this estate. The council also stated that it does not have the resources to collect waste from bins within residential estates. The response also stated, “If they are not emptied on a regular basis they attract rodents and wasps.”
However Cllr Coleman – whose query on this issue was his first motion since he was co-opted to the council in June – said he was not happy with the council’s response. “In other estates they have bins and they are being collected. . . What is the problem?” he asked.
Independent Councillor Patricia McCarthy said that residents in that estate are doing excellent work, having recently reformed a residents’ association. “It should be possible to incorporate at least two collection points,” she said.
Independent Councillor Gerry Flynn said, “This is a totally negative response and offers no words of encouragement for people living down there.”
Labour Councillor Greg Duff said that residents’ associations should have the support of the town council. “We have to put our resources behind the residents’ associations,” he said.
Fine Gael Councillor Seán McLoughlin agreed, saying, “These people have done fantastic work. They have cleaned it from top to bottom. The least the council should do is put in a few bins.”