Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

How does the Government intend to assist local authorities as the problem of illegal dumping and fly tipping is getting progressively worse? Our countryside is littered because of it. I have a number of offices across my constituency and it is one of the main complaints I hear. People are personally affronted because such an effort is made by our local schools and young people in the area but we still wake up on a morning after people have intentionally dumped bags of rubbish in a housing estate. This happened in Bailieborough recently.

They know the local authority has to address it but, unfortunately, the local authorities do not have the resources.

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