Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There were those who encouraged people not to register and pay the €5 fee. The number of environmental infringement cases taken against the State has decreased by 66% since the Government took office. As a result, a considerable sum of taxpayers' money has been saved. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, is to be complimented on his efforts in this regard.