Under the Litter Pollution Acts, primary responsibility for implementing responses to litter lies with local authorities, who are required to take all practicable measures for the prevention, control and disposal of litter in their functional areas. Both litter wardens and members of An Garda Síochána have powers of enforcement in respect of littering offences. Furthermore, under section 23 (5) of the Litter Pollution Acts, a litter warden may request the assistance of a member of An Garda Síochána where it is considered that such assistance is required to prevent the obstruction of the warden in exercising his/her functions, and the member of An Garda Síochána concerned is required to comply with such a request.