Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 763: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the instruction he has issued to local authorities in the past two months on performing on farm inspections under the European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Water) Regulation 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29670/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Local authorities operate under the general supervision of the EPA in relation to the performance of their environmental functions. Article 29(6) of the European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2009 requires, inter alia, the EPA to make recommendations and give directions to a local authority in relation to the monitoring and inspections to be carried out for the purposes of the regulations. The EPA issued a direction to local authorities under this article on 7 April 2009.