Feargal Quinn (Independent)

It is our own behaviour. It is not a question of having to clean up afterwards, rather it is a question of making sure we behave ourselves.

I live near a beach and I am stunned every now and then to see the amount of litter left on it because people assume somebody will clean it up afterwards. We have to remind ourselves how fortunate we are to have the country we have and make sure we use our hands so it is not lost. I notice the biggest offender is chewing gum and yet I understand the chewing gum companies have supported the efforts to have chewing gum holders throughout the city - I am not sure if it is the same throughout the country. We have nobody to blame but ourselves if we have a country that is not clean. It is not because we do not employ enough people to clean up, but because we are making it dirty.