Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The use of the cameras would be overt rather than covert. They have to be displayed. The Bill allows for the use of drones, body cameras and so on for serious offences under the Waste Management Act like dumping and fly-tipping but not for littering. It is proportionate. They would not be flying drones over people who are dropping rubbish on the street. Every attempt is to be proportionate. The reason for this section is that local authorities cannot use CCTV at the moment and cannot gather the evidence they need to prevent littering and dumping.