Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 79: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the warnings and opinions Ireland has received from the European Commission in respect of lack of compliance with the Landfill Directive 1999; the matters on which the European Commission has sought rectification in these warnings; his response to these warnings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27569/08]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 91: 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 Landfill Directive 1999; if he sent a reply by the deadline of the 1 May 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27568/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 79 and 91 together.

The European Commission sent a letter of formal notice to Ireland in March 2007 concerning a number of technical issues regarding the transposition of the EU Landfill Directive. A detailed response to the issues raised was sent to the Commission in May 2007.

In January 2008 a reasoned opinion was received from the Commission in relation to the transposition issue and a reply issued on 16 May 2008. Most of the issues raised have now been resolved and a meeting between my Department and Commission officials has been requested to resolve the outstanding matters.