Mr. James Walsh:

It is both. A significant portion of public areas are sprayed by non-public bodies, or essentially private users. It is, collectively, a big problem. We could walk down the road from a local village and many residents will have sprayed their part of the road. We could end up on a GAA pitch that has been sprayed and in a shopping centre or hotel the car park might be sprayed. It happens in many different places, including businesses like car dealerships. We can see it particularly in caravan parks with holiday homes. Wherever people are maintaining grass it can be used but according to law it should not be used there. It is just that people do not know about it. Its use by private parties is a big part of the issue but there is also the question of its use by councils. They are both significant and almost equal in importance.