Alan Dillon
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183 appearances
3 recordings
2 series
first heard Nov 2025
last heard 2 Jul
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Good morning, David, and to your listeners.
Well, I think that's a fair question and people are entitled to ask it.
A lot of people do say, what's the point of increasing the fine if people aren't getting caught?
I understand that frustration.
I think the answer isn't to leave the fine where it is and do nothing.
The answer is stronger penalties alongside stronger enforcement.
years.
So we're increasing it by 100 euros to 250 euros.
We're also introducing some very practical measures today and that's making over 250,000 euros available to local authorities for dog fouling bins and bag dispensers and related infrastructure.
And I'm also launching a new national anti-litter public awareness and behavioural campaign because
The message doesn't need to be complicated.
Bin it or bring it home.
So if there's a bin nearby, there's no excuse to leave litter behind.
Absolutely not.
And everyone has their personal responsibilities to bring their litter or waste home with them.
And we're very much focused on that because people need to be responsible.
We have seen some progress being made around the latest survey in terms of our country is getting cleaner.
And I think that's genuinely welcome.
And that's credit to many voluntary organisations, tidy towns, local authorities, community organisations.
But if you bring your child to the playground and there's dog fouling beside the swing or that doesn't mean much in that moment.
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