The blight of illegal dumping continues to be a major problem across the country, costing local authorities millions of euro to clean up each year. On many occasions I have raised the issue of illegal dumping in the Dáil, with both the Taoiseach and the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan. I have received assurances on every occasion that this issue will be addressed, but legislation has not been brought forward to deal with it yet.

One of the biggest problems is that CCTV footage cannot be used in court to bring the culprits to justice. This ongoing illegal dumping is destroying our countryside, our towns, our villages and, most importantly, our environment. When will legislation be brought before the Dáil to enable the local authorities and An Garda Síochána to use CCTV footage to prosecute those caught in the act of illegal dumping?

The Deputy has been a long-standing campaigner for this and has raised the matter before with me, I think in the bowels of the national convention centre. We still have recollections of the convention centre.

I have shown the Taoiseach pictures.

The Bill has been passed. The Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 has been passed and the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, tells me that measure has been included in it. There will need to be regulations to give effect to that. I will double-check that. They are being drawn up, allowing for the use of CCTV in respect of illegal dumping.