222 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to change the legislation regarding fines due for litter left at bottle banks; if he will ask local authorities to use their discretion and pursue the serious offenders rather than some marginal cases as covered by media lately or else introduce a staged fine system where minor or serious offenders could be treated appropriate to the offence, whereas currently some enforcement is seen as over zealous; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40895/10]

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222 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to change the legislation regarding fines due for litter left at bottle banks; if he will ask local authorities to use their discretion and pursue the serious offenders rather than some marginal cases as covered by media lately or else introduce a staged fine system where minor or serious offenders could be treated appropriate to the offence, whereas currently some enforcement is seen as over zealous; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40895/10]

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