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

I welcome the update from the Minister of State. He referenced earlier that many of us in this House have served time on local authorities. The issue of illegal dumping was one we were all extremely frustrated with. When it was possible in Dublin City Council, sometimes when it was done at night-time or at obscure angles or when the face was covered, it did not provide the evidence that was needed. There were occasions when strong investigative tools were used by local authorities to try to find the people who carried out illegal dumping.

Across all our constituencies there are Tidy Towns groups that go out and give up their free time. In my own constituency I think of the Tidy Towns groups in Finglas, Ballymun, Meakstown and Santry, as well as the hundreds of environmental groups that operate underneath them. They need these guidelines to be issued as soon as possible. They need for local authorities to have the ability to use this technology. I encourage the Minister of State to ensure the LGMA presents this code as soon as possible.

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