€1 million of funds from the Anti Dumping Initiative is to be ring-fenced to tackle a reported increase in illegal Dumping during the Covid 19 crisis.
Environment Minister Richard Bruton says the money will go towards measures including waste removal and the installation of CCTV cameras.
A rise in fly-tipping has been reported in a number of counties including Cork, Dublin and Louth.
Litter Officer with Dublin city council is Bernie Lillis.
"Crews are out there working and moving all the illegal dumping.
"We have noticed there's a huge increase at bring centres that haven't been open.
"The bottle banks and the clothes banks - there is a huge increase in the amount of illegal dumping that is going on at the moment."
