Westmeath County Council has been facing calls to put bye-laws in place which would see begging prohibited.
A midlands local authority says bye-laws to prevent begging are 'unwarranted.'
Westmeath Councillor John Dolan has been calling for new bye-laws to be put in place, which would see begging prohibited.
The local authority says Gardaí only have means to intervene if begging becomes aggressive, intimidating or threatening.
But the Fine Gael rep says people are being intimidated:
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