I refer to article entitled ‘Law Enforcement on holiday’ by Anne Zammit, (The Sunday Times of Malta, January 14).

The Environment and Resources Authority would like to clarify that the operations of its Enforcement Unit were not interrupted during the festive seasons. In fact, the ERA handled 12 enforcement-related cases during this period. Some of these cases were lodged through the automated system.

Also, the automated voice recording of its emergency contact number informed callers that the lodging of environmental emergencies was indeed still operative.

Adverts informing the public which ERA functions (in addition to the enforcement function) would remain operative during the shutdown period appeared on various newspapers. This apart from being featured prominently on the ERA website for the whole period.