Written answers

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Environmental Policy

11:00 pm

Photo of Maureen O'SullivanMaureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 1506: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that the current failure of the Environmental Protection Agency to require an applicant to cease unlicensed operations while a licence application is under consideration meets with international best practice and legal requirements here for environmental protection. [33425/10]

Photo of Maureen O'SullivanMaureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 1523: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the failure of the Environmental Protection Agency to require an applicant to cease unlicensed operations (details supplied) while a licence application is under consideration meets with international best practice and the Irish legal requirements for environmental protection. [33897/10]

Photo of John GormleyJohn Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1506 and 1523 together.

Decisions on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control licences, and monitoring and enforcement associated with licensed or licensable activities, are the responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Under the Environmental Protection Agency Acts 1992 to 2007, I am precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to the performance by the EPA of its licensing functions in specific cases.

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