A Kerry county councillor says we are in a litter pandemic.
Independent councillor Charlie Farrelly is calling for an audit of houses which are liable for Local Property Tax to establish how they're disposing of rubbish.
In response to a motion at the recent council meeting by Cllr Farrelly, the council said it introduced bye-laws in 2019 for all households to keep records of waste disposal.
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The council added a programme of compliance surveys relating to these bye-laws had started but was paused due to COVID-19, and will recommence when public health guidelines allow.
Cllr Farrelly said this response was not good enough, and said the council needs to establish a taskforce to get on top of the issue.
