Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the warnings and opinions Ireland has received from the European Commission in respect of lack of compliance with the 1999 Landfill Directive; the matters that the European Commission has sought rectification of in these warnings; the Government response to these warnings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20792/08]

Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 131: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to respond to the final warning sent by the European Commission in respect of Ireland's failure to properly transpose the 1999 Landfill Directive; if the Government has sent a reply by the deadline of 1 May 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20791/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 131 together.

Ireland, by letter dated 16 May 2008, has responded to a letter from the European Commission dated 31 January in regard to matters concerning the transposition of elements of the Landfill Directive. The concerns of the Commission have been substantially addressed in the Waste Management (Registration of Brokers and Dealers) Regulations 2008 which include various provisions more effectively to transpose into national legislation definitions contained in the Landfill Directive. These regulations have now been formally notified to the Commission.

A meeting has been requested with the Commission further to clarify positions on a small number of outstanding matters.