Wicklow County Council is believed to be taking legal proceedings against two private contractors for alleged illegal dumping. The contract ors are involved in domestic refuse collection services in south and west Wicklow.
News of the impending cases was given to Green Party councillor Ms Deirdre de Burca at a recent meeting. Ms de Burca is taking a legal action against the council alleging that it should not have curtailed its refuse collection service in parts of the county in January 2000.
Ms de Burca said the decision to take the cases against the private contractors showed the original decision to curtail the local authority service was a bad one.