asked the Minister for the Environment the measures of national execution which Ireland proposes to take to implement the directive dealing with environmental affairs No. 85/337/EC of 27 June, 1985 which is due to come into effect on 3 July 1988; and if the terms of the directive apply as conditions to licences issued for mining and ore extraction in the counties of Galway and Mayo.
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Proposals for giving effect to Directive 85/337/EEC concerning environmental impact assessment are currently being developed in my Department.
The granting of mining leases is a matter for the Minister for Energy. I understand, however, that no such leases have been issued in respect of the counties of Galway or Mayo since the adoption by the Council of the European Communities of Directive 85/337/EEC.