Almost 450 litter complaints were made to Kerry County Council in the first five months of the year.
That's according to figures presented to councillors at the recent Tralee Municipal District meeting.
The figures showed the amount of complaints, fines issued and court prosecutions for environmental matters.
Between January and May, 443 litter complaints were made to the council.
41 fines were issued on foot of these complaints, 17 of which have been paid, while there were no court prosecutions for littering during this time.
Separately, 32 fines were issued in relation to beach bye laws in Kerry up until the end of May.
The council investigated 188 waste complaints during this period, while there were 77 water complaints and 31 air complaints investigated.
There were no court prosecutions out of any of those complaints.
After the figures were presented at the meeting, councillors called for more enforcement, especially prosecutions.
Environment officer with Kerry County Council, Gerard O'Brien, said door to door surveys checking waste disposal status is on the council's agenda, but was hampered by COVID.
He added the council will target areas where there are known dumping spots, and that it's hoped legislation will allow them to use CCTV by the end of the year.
Mr O'Brien also called for people to take personal responsibility, as the council will not be able to provide bins for everyone at tourist spots on exceptionally busy summer days.
