Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 November 2004
536 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of occasions, during 2003, on which local authorities secured or issued orders under enactments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31358/04]
View answerLocal authorities submit data to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government every six months on their anti-litter enforcement action, including the number of notices issued by them under sections 9, 15, 16, 17 and 20 of the Litter Pollution Act 1997. Some 1,018 such notices were issued in 2003. Information on the number of notices issued under each section is not available in the Department. Regarding housing legislation, I assume the question refers to the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997. Provisional information available to the Department from local authorities indicates that 55 excluding orders were sought by local authorities from the courts under section 3 of that Act in 2003, of which 24 were granted and 17 enforced.
