CCTV and drones could be used to tackle illegal dumping

CCTV and drones could be used by local authorities to catch and prosecute illegal dumpers.

Fianna Fáil is introducing a bill in the Seanad to address the problem, which it says is costing councils around a hundred million euro a year.

But Liam Herrick, Director of the Irish Council of Civil Liberties, says they’ve already seen what happens when local authorities use the technology incorrectly:

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