Monaghan County Council plans to eradicate diesel laundering across the border region as it is in breach of EU law.
This is according to Cllr PJ O'Hanlon, a member of Monaghan's Joint Policing Committee which heard yesterday that people running legitimate businesses across the county are being impacted economically by the criminal activity.
The JPC has sent a letter to revenue asking a representative to attend the meeting so that the costs associated with cleaning up the waste after the laundering process can be addressed.
Since 2003, Monaghan County Council has spent €3.4m on clean up.
Meanwhile, Cllr O'Hanlon says that people along the border trying to earn a living through 'legitimate businesses' are losing money hand over fist.
He added the local authority is now unable to introduce a rebate scheme on agricultural diesel that would have helped stamp out diesel laundering because the move would breach EU regulation.
