Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Something wonderful is happening in Ireland right now as people start to discover their country for the first time. They are heading to the coast and our coastal communities, our beaches in Inchydoney, Long Strand, Barleycove, and the Taoiseach's beloved Broadstrand. These are great places to social distance and holiday safely but, unfortunately, a small percentage is ruining it for everybody by littering, dumping, leaving behind cans and lighting bonfires in special areas on conservation. This needs to be stamped out. Page 37 of the programme for Government refers to what we will to do to tackle plastic pollution and waste. I ask that we give adequate resources local authorities to deal with issues. There is a single litter warden, for example, for that whole geographical area I mentioned. We need to give local authorities resources so we can stamp out this scourge once and for all.

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