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59 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment the progress which has been made on the implementation of the decision in Annex II of the conclusions of the Dublin EC Summit that there be regular reviews of environmental policies of member states, and published reports thereon; if a review policy in Ireland has yet been undertaken under this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Annex II of the conclusions of the European Council, at its meeting in Dublin on 25-26 June 1990, included an invitation to the EC Commission to conduct regular reviews of Community environmental legislation and its implementation and enforcement by member states. The fifth action programme on the environment, which the Commission is currently preparing, is expected inter alia to address this matter.
As regards the review of national environment policy, I would refer to the reply to Question No. 66 of 7 May 1991 which stated that a detailed progress report on the implementation of the environmental action programme will be published shortly by my Department.
