Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Dunsink Observatory in my constituency. It is an historical and environmental gem. Unfortunately, I could only access it by travelling through the Tánaiste's constituency. This is due to a chronic problem of illegal dumping. The Fianna Fáil Senators, including Senator Malcolm Byrne, have brought forward the Local Government (Surveillance Powers in Relation to Certain Offences) Bill 2022 to try to put on a legislative basis the use of such technology as drone footage and number plate recognition in this regard. I ask that the Government would take this on board. Illegal dumping is a chronic problem across all of Dublin North-West and in many other Dublin communities.

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