Kilkenny County Council Public Consultation on a Pilot CCTV Project for Litter and Dumping Prevention and Enforcement

Open6 Jan, 2026, 09:41 - 21 Jan, 2026, 16:00

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Kilkenny County Council Public Consultation on a Pilot CCTV Project for Litter and Dumping Prevention and Enforcement

 

 

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Kilkenny County Council intends on implementing a number of CCTV schemes which aim to deter, prevent, detect and prosecute cases of illegal dumping.  

As part of this process Kilkenny County Council is undertaking public consultation on the provision of CCTV cameras in public areas in County Kilkenny. 

Following complaints of illegal dumping at the following locations Kilkenny County Council intends to install CCTV for the prevention of litter and illegal dumping:

Location 1 – Grants Wood (Byrnes Grove Hiking Area), Old Road, Ballyragget, Kilkenny

Location 2 – Freshford Bring Bank, Clintstown Road, Freshford, Kilkenny

Location 3 – Urlingford Bring Bank, Petrol Station, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny

Location 4 – Mooncoin Bring Bank, Church Car Park, Mooncoin, Kilkenny. X91 YY36

Location 5- Kilkenny City- Bring Bank, Lidl, Johnswell Road, Newpark Upper, Kilkenny. R95 A329.

Location 6- Kilkenny City- Bring Bank, Aldi, Loughboy, Waterford Road, Archerstreet Lot, Kilkenny. R95 K295.

The CCTV cameras are for the sole and primary purpose of preventing litter and illegal dumping and enforcement of the Litter Pollution Act 1997, as amended, and the Waste Management Act 1996, as amended. This initiative will adhere to the Codes of Practice for the Operation of CCTV for the Purposes of Prevention, Detection and Prosecution of Litter and Waste Offences.

Submissions / Observations:

Your responses will inform the scheme's implementation and help us address community concerns.

Your feedback is important to this process, and we look forward to hearing from you. All submissions will be considered before the CCTV Cameras are finalised.

Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed installation and use of CCTV cameras at the above locations can be made in following formats:

  • In writing to the Environment Department, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, Johns Street, R95 A39T to be marked “CCTV Consultation”. 
  • In electronic format by email to environment@kilkennycoco.ie or via the online consultation hub https://consult.kilkenny.ie/
  • Emails should include ““CCTV Consultation” in the subject line.

The deadline for receipt of all submissions is 4pm on Wednesday 21st of January 2026.

In respect of making a submission or observation please note the following: - 

Kilkenny County Council is subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act (as amended) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To assist us in complying with Data Protection and GDPR please include your name and contact details (and where relevant, details of any organisation, community group or company etc., which you represent), on a separate sheet to the content of your submission/ observation. This processing of your personal data is lawful under Article 6 (1)(e) of the GDPR regulations. The Kilkenny County Council Data Protection Policy is available on the Council website.

 

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