Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 127: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she is the subject of enforcement proceedings for the non-transposition of EU directives into Irish law; if she has received any reasoned opinions from the EU Commission on the transposition of directives; if so, for which directives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29056/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department currently has responsibility for the transposition of a large number of Directives into national law, none of which is the subject of enforcement proceedings for non-transposition. One Directive, on the Quality of Shellfish Waters, has been the subject of infringement proceedings. Responsibility for this Directive and the associated functions transferred to my Department on 19 October 2007 pending their further transfer to the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The European Court of Justice issued a judgement in infringement proceedings in this case on 14 June 2007.

Since that date this case has progressed satisfactorily with the decision by the Government in July 2007 to select criteria to designate an estimated additional 54 marine sites for water quality protection and improvement. Work is ongoing towards full transposition and no further action has been taken by the Commission since the judgement was received.