Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 June 2004
405 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are very few prosecutions for dog dirt offences; if he intends to change legislation to deal with this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19550/04]
View answerLocal authorities submit statistics on their enforcement of the Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2003 to my Department every six months; these figures refer to all prosecutions taken and are not broken down according to specific offences. These data have been made available to the Oireachtas Library. Primary responsibility for enforcement of the litter laws, including section 22 of the Litter Pollution Act 1997, which relates to dog fouling, rests with the local authorities. There are no proposals to change the law in this regard.
