Nationally, a sum of over €67 million was spent resealing over 2,800 kilometres of road surface by local authorities.

The proposal was made in light of significant investment in Public Realm Enhancement projects in recent years,

Nationally, 18 out of 31 local authorities did not receive anything from the owners of vacant sites

The EPA IS concerned that the number of notified septic tank failures left unfixed by householders for more than two years has increased five-fold since 2016

The comments come following a report that showed Longford County Council not directly building any social housing last year.

Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon were in the bottom three when it came to planning permissions last year according to the Central Statistics Office

The report assess how county councils across the country are graded on their the detection, progress and follow-up of environmental enforcement activities.

The seizures were made under the Control of Horses Act.