Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 135: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is overall monitoring and record of the number of on-the-spot litter fines imposed annually; if so, the figures and amounts for each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20760/08]

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, including the issuing and enforcement of litter fines, lies with local authorities.

Statistics on local authority enforcement action on litter, including the number of on-the-spot litter fines issued, are submitted by local authorities to my Department every six months. The latest figures available relate to the period January — June 2007, these figures and those for the preceding four years are obtainable from the Oireachtas Library.