EPA Prosecutes Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Limited

On the 12th February 2007 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 - 2003 for a breach of its Waste Licence (Reg. No.WO044-02).

The company admitted breaching a condition of its licence by causing odour emissions that resulted in significant impairment of, or significant interference with, amenities or the environment beyond the facility boundary on 07 November 2005.

On hearing details of the offence, Judge Coughlan imposed a fine of €2,750 and EPA costs of €10,000 were also awarded.

Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Limited was granted a waste licence in 1999. The EPA issued a revised licence (Reg. No. WO044-02) on 02 May 2003 for the operation of a waste transfer station at Killeen Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10.

This prosecution was taken following complaints from local residents and a follow up site inspection undertaken by the Office of Environmental Enforcement.