Funding for enforcement urged on dog fouling issue

The Government has given almost €900,000 to councils around the country to tackle litter, graffiti, and dog fouling.

However, in Cork, the Labour Party’s Peter Horgan has warned that the funding will be of little use in preventing dog fouling if the money is used for an awareness campaign instead of enforcement.

Mr Horgan has called for a new by-law that would fine anyone with a dog in public without any means of cleaning up their mess.