Seanad debates
Thursday, 3 July 2003
Protection of the Environment Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages.
Old vehicles are regularly dumped. One often gets calls from residents' associations, for instance, to notify one that a car has been abandoned in an estate or on the side of the road. In some cases, when a car is abandoned, the local authority collects it and leaves it in a local authority yard. That is not acceptable or fair. It is an uncivil thing to do and I hope the provisions in this legislation will discourage people from damaging their environment and being uncivil to their communities in this way. However, as with litter and dumping, there are some people who will not comply with the law, regardless of how easy compliance is made for them. Nevertheless, I hope the framework in this legislation will work.
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