Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)

It was announced this morning that the European Court of Justice had ruled against Ireland in a case involving the manner in which environmental impact assessments were undertaken. The community of Derrybrien, near Loughrea in County Galway, brought the case at EU level. I suggest this judgment means that the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government will have to introduce legislation, as a matter of urgency, to regularise the manner in which environmental impact assessments are made. How quickly can such legislation be drawn up by the Department?

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