Written answers

Tuesday, 5 July 2011

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Planning Issues

9:00 pm

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 408: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he proposes to bring forward amendments to the Planning and Development Regulations to address the ruling of the European Court of Justice in respect of Ireland's failure to properly implement the EIA directive in relation to on-farm developments (C-66/06); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18344/11]

Photo of Willie PenroseWillie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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My Department submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas on 23 June draft Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011, which propose a number of amendments to the Planning and Development Regulations to address the findings of the European Court of Justice in Case C66-06, which relate to the implementation of the EIA Directive for certain categories of agriculture and aquaculture related projects.

I understand that the draft regulations have been referred to the Select Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht for its consideration and I would anticipate that the Oireachtas will approve the draft regulations later this month to enable the regulations to be signed into law as soon as possible thereafter.

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