Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 June 2015

Public Accounts Committee

2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 5: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Special Report No 84: Transhipment of Waste

10:00 am

Mr. John McCarthy:

One must look at enforcement generally against the background of the strategy. Other organisations such as the Environment Protection Agency operate a tiered approach to enforcement. It is not a one size fits all approach; it depends on the circumstances of the infringement.