Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 225: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of ongoing Article 228 EC legal proceedings against the Government in the environmental sector, and the Article 226 EC judgments of the European Court of Justice to which this Article 228 EC proceedings relate; and if, in respect of each case, he will confirm the stage Article 228 EC proceedings are at. [19196/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The European Commission is currently in correspondence with my Department in respect of 7 cases in which Article 228 legal proceedings have commenced. The Commission is also in correspondence with my Department in respect of 3 cases in which Article 226 judgements are to be implemented while judgement is awaited in respect of two further cases. The following table sets out the stage of proceedings in respect of each case.

Ireland has never been fined by the EU for an environmental infringement and my Department is making every effort to resolve outstanding issues before the question of a fines application might arise in any particular case.