Since the pandemic ended, Dublin has become noticeably dirtier and some members of the council spoke to The Journal about the causes of and potential solutions to the problem.
THE STATE OF Dublin City’s streets has come to the fore as an issue at Dublin City Council level, where a number of members have brought it to the attention of executive management this week.
“So, you have the fact that we obviously got rid of the bin collection services from Dublin City Council and we privatized them so that’s a reason. That’s a big heavy hitter reason why the streets are littered the way we are.” Gilliland also pointed to the effects that city wildlife has on plastic bags left on the streets, as did Green Party councillor Claire Byrne.“The lack of respect a tiny minority have for our city is constantly challenging,” said Gilliland, who also pointed to the way waste collection is managed in the city as an issue.
“Even though the senior executives in Dublin City Council don’t want this. We need to keep pushing for that,” she said.“We don’t have good infrastructure. We’re still in a situation in 2023 where businesses are using bags which are out on the street, and they’re even using them for food,” said Byrne.
“And in addition to that, there’s been street washing being carried out by direct labour crews, up to four direct labour crews, at nighttime and this has also been during the weekend being supplemented by contractors and they have five crews working in the city centre areas,” he said.
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