Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of infringement cases that Ireland is defending under European Union environmental law in tabular form; the number of warnings preceding such cases that are being dealt with by his Department; the decisions that have been made to fine Ireland in relation to current infringements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36611/08]

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 as listed in the following table. My Department is working hard to resolve these cases as soon as possible. There is no case awaiting a fines decision against Ireland, and fines have never been imposed on Ireland in relation to an environmental infringement.