Baey Yam Keng on fines for mosquito breeding
For the past three years, the National Environment Agency (NEA) took on average about five months to issue a fine after a breeding site has been detected. Surges in the number of cases over the past few years, especially during the years with large dengue outbreaks, have led to longer processing times. The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment is currently reviewing the enforcement process to reduce the time taken to issue a fine. From 2020 to date, NEA issued fines to about 22,400 households for mosquito breeding offences. Of these, there were four instances or 0.02 per cent where fines were issued to the wrong households due to administrative errors. These cases were rectified immediately when they were made known to NEA. Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment Baey Yam Keng said this in reply to an MP’s questions in Parliament on Wednesday (Oct 4). He said NEA will continue to improve its processes to avoid such errors.
For the past three years, the National Environment Agency (NEA) took on average about five months to issue a fine after a breeding site has been detected. Surges in the number of cases over the past few years, especially during the years with large dengue outbreaks, have led to longer processing times. The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment is currently reviewing the enforcement process to reduce the time taken to issue a fine. From 2020 to date, NEA issued fines to about 22,400 households for mosquito breeding offences. Of these, there were four instances or 0.02 per cent where fines were issued to the wrong households due to administrative errors. These cases were rectified immediately when they were made known to NEA. Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment Baey Yam Keng said this in reply to an MP’s questions in Parliament on Wednesday (Oct 4). He said NEA will continue to improve its processes to avoid such errors.
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