Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Many Deputies are aware that there were problems in the past with obtaining evidence to get prosecutions because of challenges under privacy legislation. That is why we have to be so careful that we are ensured privacy-wise that we are compliant with GDPR law in order that we do not get challenged or, if we are challenged, that we can win those challenges. The Deputy is right that Tidy Towns groups around the country are sick of having to clean up after people who are either negligent or who are criminally making money from dumping. I spent some time in the north-east inner city with Dublin City Council's cleaning crew, so I have experienced the problems first-hand. They are going around seven days a week at 6 a.m., picking up rubbish and clearing streets. The work they do is incredible but the problems are intense. The volume of material that is being dumped is horrific. I am forming a forum of all the stakeholders, including the Department of Social Protection, the Residential Tenancies Board, the Revenue Commissioners and local activists to try to find a way to eliminate this problem.

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