Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide information regarding the revisions of the arterial drainage consent system to meet the requirements of European law and the Aarhus Convention; when this work will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32730/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The process to revise the Arterial Drainage Act 1945 as amended by the Arterial Drainage Act 1995 and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 1989, 1998 and 1999 for the purpose of giving effect to the Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 26th May 2003 is well advanced. I expect to sign the draft regulations within the next couple of weeks, after which they will be published in Iris Oifigiúil and notified to the European Commission.