Written answers
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Environmental Legislation
11:00 pm
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 57: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of EU environmental compliance cases in existence against Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27651/08]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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In areas for which my Department has responsibility the European Commission is currently in correspondence in respect of 29 cases relating to possible infringements of EU environmental legislation. These cases are at various stages of proceedings. My Department is working hard to resolve these cases as soon as possible.
I propose to circulate in the Official Report a tabular statement listing the directives involved and setting out the various stages of proceedings in respect of these cases.
| Stage in Proceedings | |||||||
| Directive/Decision Number and General Reference | Article 226 Letter of Formal Notice | Article 226 Reasoned Opinion | Being Referred to the European Court of Justice | Before the European Court of Justice for a hearing or awaiting judgement | European Court of Justice Decision to be Implemented | Article 228 Letter of Formal Notice | Article 228 Reasoned Opinion |
| 75/439/EEC on the disposal of waste oils | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75/442/EEC the waste directive | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 76/464/EEC on dangerous substances in water | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 79/409/EEC on wild birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 80/68/EEC on groundwater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80/778/EEC on the quality of drinking water for human consumption | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/271/EEC on urban waste water treatment | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/43/EEC on habitats | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 98/81/EC on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/31/EC on landfill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000/60/EC the water framework directive | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003/35/EC on public participation in certain plans and programmes relating to the environment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/35/EC on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/107/EC on Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury, Nickel and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in ambient air | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/21/EC on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL NUMBER AT EACH STAGE | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
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