Cecilia Keaveney (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 243: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of litter prosecutions which have been made in a county (details supplied). [25341/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Local authorities are responsible for enforcement of the Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2003 and submit data to my Department every six months on anti-litter enforcement action including the number of prosecutions taken. This data is available in the Oireachtas Library.

The most recent returns, in respect of the six months ending on 31 December 2005, show that in that period no prosecutions were taken for litter offences by local authorities in the county concerned.

Every opportunity will continue to be taken to urge local authorities to enforce the litter laws as rigorously as possible.