EPA Prosecutes Padraig Thronton Waste Disposal Limited

On the 11th September 2006 at Dublin Metropolitan District Court, Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Limited pleaded guilty to an offence under Sections 39(1) and 39(9) of the Waste Management Acts 1996 - 2005 for a breach of its Waste Licence (Reg. No. 44-2).

The company admitted breaching a condition of its licence by exceeding the tonnage of waste it was allowed to accept over the twelve-month period for the year 2005.

On hearing details of the offence from an EPA inspector, Judge Sheridan imposed a fine of €1,500 and EPA’s costs of €4,642 were also awarded.

Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Limited was granted a waste licence in 1999. The EPA issued a revised licence (Reg. No. 44-2) on 2nd May 2003 for the operation of a waste transfer station at Killeen Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10.

This prosecution was taken following reporting from the company of the exceedance and an audit undertaken by the Office of Environmental Enforcement.