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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 27 Sep 1995

Vol. 456 No. 1

Written Answers. - Litter Statistics.

Liz O'Donnell

Question:

57 Ms O'Donnell asked the Minister for the Environment the amount of moneys collected in fines under the Litter Act on a local authority basis in each local authority area in 1994. [13527/95]

Ned O'Keeffe

Question:

79 Mr. E. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment if statistics relating to prosecutions under the litter laws are available; if so, if he will provide the figures for the last two years in tabular form; and, if not, the plans, if any, his Department has to collate such figures. [12567/95]

Liz O'Donnell

Question:

91 Ms O'Donnell asked the Minister for the Environment the amount of moneys collected in fines under the Litter Act on a local authority basis in each local authority area in 1994. [13530/95]

propose to take Questions Nos. 57, 79 and 91 together. Amounts collected in "On the Spot" fines in 1994 under the Litter Act, 1992 by local authorities were negligible except in the following cases: South Dublin County Council, £2,575; Galway Corporation, £1,700; Dublin Corporation, £1,325; Fingal County Council, £1,150.

Fines imposed by the courts as a result of prosecutions under the Litter Act 1982 do not accrue to local authorities.

Details of the numbers of prosecutions initiated in 1993 and 1994 under the Litter Act are set out in the following tabular statement:

Number of prosecutions initiated by local authorities under the Litter Act, 1982.

Authority

Prosecutions

Co. Councils

1994

1993

Carlow

Nil

Nil

Cavan

Nil

2

Clare

Nil

Nil

Cork

Nil

Nil

Donegal

Nil

1

Dublin

61

56

Galway

Nil

1

Kerry

1

3

Kildare

Nil

Nil

Kilkenny

1

1

Laois

Nil

Nil

Leitrim

1

3

Limerick

1

Nil

Longford

1

1

Louth

Nil

Nil

Mayo

Nil

2

Meath

Nil

Nil

Monaghan

3

1

Offaly

Nil

Nil

Roscommon

Nil

Nil

Sligo

Nil

Nil

Tipperary (NR)

Nil

Nil

Tipperary (SR)

Nil

2

Waterford

3

3

Westmeath

Nil

2

Wexford

12

7

Wicklow

Nil

Nil

County Boroughs

Cork

1

Nil

Dublin

82

50

Galway

Nil

Nil

Limerick

5

17

Waterford

Nil

19

Borough Corporations

1994

1993

Clonmel

Nil

Nil

Drogheda

Nil

Nil

Sligo

Nil

Nil

Wexford

Nil

Nil

Kilkenny

Nil

Nil

Urban District Councils

Arklow

Nil

Nil

Athlone

Nil

Nil

Athy

Nil

Nil

Ballina

Nil

Nil

Ballinasloe

Nil

Nil

Birr

Nil

Nil

Bray

Nil

Nil

Buncrana

Nil

Nil

Bundoran

Nil

Nil

Carlow

1

Nil

Carrickmacross

Nil

Nil

Carrick-on-Suir

Nil

Nil

Cashel

3

6

Castlebar

N/A

Nil

Castleblayney

Nil

Nil

Cavan

Nil

Nil

Ceanannus Mor (Kells)

Nil

Nil

Clonakilty

Nil

Nil

Clones

Nil

Nil

Cobh

Nil

Nil

Dundalk

Nil

Nil

Dungarvan

Nil

Nil

Ennis

5

7

Enniscorthy

Nil

Nil

Fermoy

1

Nil

Killarney

1

Nil

Kilrush

Nil

1

Kinsale

Nil

Nil

Letterkenny

Nil

Nil

Listowel

Nil

Nil

Longford

Nil

Nil

Macroom

1

Nil

Mallow

Nil

Nil

Midleton

Nil

Nil

Monaghan

1

1

Naas

Nil

Nil

Navan

Nil

Nil

Nenagh

Nil

Nil

New Ross

Nil

Nil

Skibbereen

Nil

Nil

Templemore

Nil

Nil

Thurles

Nil

Nil

Tipperary

Nil

Nil

Tralee

Nil

1

Trim

Nil

Nil

Tullamore

Nil

Nil

Westport

Nil

Nil

Wicklow

Nil

Nil

Youghal

Nil

Nil

N/A not available.
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