Donegal County Council did not issue any fines for dog fouling last year.
The council was one of 18 local authorities who did not issue fines to dog owners.
A total of just 82 fines were issued for dog fouling in public with Kerry County Council being the highest with 27 fines.
The National Council for Blind Ireland launched its Clear Our Paths campaign this week, highlighting the obstacles blind people face.
Aaron Mullaniff, chief services officer with the NCBI, said the dog-fouling data shows councils “can’t be expected to police the issue alone”.
“It’s impractical to think that wardens could observe every single dog owner who doesn’t clean up after their dog and then issue them with a fine,” he said.
“There needs to be significant effort from the public to clean up after their pets in the first instance. It’s imperative that we all work to make our footpaths usable for all members in our communities.
“Secondly, if councils have noted over 19,000 incidents of inappropriate parking by way of a fine, can you imagine how many undetected instances there are that will pose a real risk to those living with sight loss?
“We’re asking everyone in Ireland to put yourself in a blind or vision-impaired person’s shoes when you’re walking your pets, parking your car, putting out your bins or whatever it might be, and to act in a way that’s considerate to those people’s needs.”
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