Mattresses Dumped Near Bragan Bog as Councillor Calls for Wildlife Cameras to Catch Fly-Tippers
Mattresses were dumped near Bragan Bog in north Monaghan on Saturday 10 October, says Cllr Raymond Aughey, who wants wildlife cameras installed. The Council has said covert CCTV can't be used there.
By the Monaghan Brief staff·Edited by Seamus McKenna·Published · 2 min read
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Bragan in north County Monaghan has become a "public dumping point", a local councillor has said, after mattresses were dumped just up the road from Bragan Bog on the night of Saturday 10 October.
Fianna Fáil Cllr Raymond Aughey told Northern Sound the general Bragan area remains a constant dumping site. He believes installing wildlife cameras would be enough to prevent such incidents. "We need to be more proactive," he said.
A year of incidents
March: Fine Gael Cllr Pauric Clerkin found household electrical appliances dumped along the Mass Rock Loop, and the picnic area vandalised again, Northern Sound reported.
Late August: duvets, pillows, clothes and books were dumped at a lay-by on the R186 at Drumfurrer, near the Clogher border, Northern Sound reported.
13 October: Cllr Clerkin raised incidents across the Sliabh Beagh area and at the bring banks in Emyvale and Scotstown, and asked the Council to consider an awareness campaign. He was assured the Council is confident those responsible will be brought to justice (our report).
What the Council has said about cameras
In a written reply to Cllr Bronagh McAree (SF) in April, reported by the Anglo-Celt, Monaghan County Council said it had examined CCTV at Bragan but that covert CCTV can't be deployed. Any CCTV must be clearly signposted and run in line with data protection law.
"Experience shows that while overt CCTV can deter dumping at a specific point, it often just causes the problem to move to another nearby location," the reply said. The Council said it was instead monitoring known hotspots, investigating reports, taking enforcement action where possible and working with communities to encourage reporting.
Anyone who sees dumping can report it to Monaghan County Council's Environment Section.
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