Mobuoy: Calls for security review at illegal dump near Derry

Sinn Fein councillor Alex Duffy said he had seen the gate to the Mobuoy site open as recently as last week and was aware of people dumping there.

“I would be quite frequently up around that area and I just noticed as early as last week that it was lying open,” he said.

“We know padlocks keep being removed and people keep going in and dumping in the dump.”

Speaking to BBC News NI following the meeting, Mr Duffy said he had noticed several incidences when the gates had been forcibly opened.

“I would travel past the area a few times a week and you would always notice when the gate has been left open,” he said.

“What people are doing is they are either forcing or cutting the locks to gain access for what I assume is fly-tipping, it’s an ongoing issue.”

He said people forcibly gaining access to the closed-off site was not only a security issue, but a health and safety one for those trespassing.

“Sometimes on the occasions when the gates are locked and people can’t get access to the site themselves, they simply leave rubbish and fly-tip just outside the gate just at the side of the road,” he said.