John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 435: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of litter wardens employed in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13387/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Under the Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2003, primary responsibility for developing and implementing responses to litter lies with local authorities. The appointment of litter wardens is a matter for individual local authorities within each authority's current authorised staffing level.

Statistics on local authority enforcement action on litter, including the numbers of litter wardens employed, are submitted by local authorities to my Department every six months; the latest figures available relate to the period January — June 2007 and are obtainable from the Oireachtas Library.