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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 23 May 1995

Vol. 453 No. 3

Written Answers. - Litter Offences.

Pat Upton

Question:

98 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for the Environment the total number of people convicted of offences under the Litter Act and the areas in which they reside for each of the years 1990 to 1994. [9234/95]

The following table gives details of convictions for offences prosecuted by local authorities, and the number of "on-the-spot" fines imposed, under the Litter Act, 1982 for the years 1990 and 1991. Details for 1992 and 1993 are contained in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 144 on 25 April 1995. Similar information is not yet available in respect of 1994.

Number of court convictions secured by local authorities under the Litter Act, 1982

Authority

“On-the-Spot Fines”

Court Convictions

County Councils

1991

1990

1991

1990

Carlow

Cavan

1

1

Clare

Cork

2

Donegal

1

Dublin

107

104

62

21

Galway

1

Kerry

6

2

Kildare

34

2

Kilkenny

1

1

Laois

1

Leitrim

2

Limerick

9

5

Longford

Louth

Mayo

2—

Monaghan

Offaly

Roscommon

Sligo

Tipperary (NR)

Tipperary (SR)

2

3

Waterford

2

2

Westmeath

2

Wexford

7

16

Wicklow

7

3

Sub-Total

148

109

100

52

County Borough Corporations

Cork

26

6

Dublin

82

74

15

27

Limerick

33

200

5

Waterford

9

9

1

Galway

3

4

Sub-Total

127

313

27

27

Borough Corporations/Urban District Councils

Arklow

Athlone

Athy

1

1

Ballina

Ballinasloe

Birr

Bray

Buncrana

Bundoran

Carlow

12

9

Carrickmacross

Carrick-on-Suir

2

Cashel

2

Castlebar

Castleblayney

Cavan

Ceanannus Mór

1

Clonmel

Clonakilty

1

Clones

Cobh

Dundalk

1

Drogheda

6

Dungarvan

Dún Laoghaire

Ennis

4

Enniscorthy

Fermoy

Killarney

8

2

Kilkenny

Kilrush

1

Kinsale

Letterkenny

Listowel

Longford

Macroom

Mallow

1

Midleton

Monaghan

6

15

Naas

Navan

10

10

1

Nenagh

New Ross

Skibbereen

Sligo

1

Templemore

Thurles

Tipperary

5

1

Tralee

6

1

Trim

Tullamore

2

4

1

1

Westport

Wexford

1

Wicklow

Youghal

Sub-Total

46

23

31

17

Total

321

445

158

96

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