Vol. 415 No. 8
323 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment if he has specific targets regarding the various instruments of environmental improvement, particularly in respect of (1) water resources management, (2) waste management and (3) quality of air that he hopes to achieve between now and the year 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The Government's environment action programme is a comprehensive and systematic statement of objectives for protecting and improving the environment across the range of relevant public sector activities. It identifies specific measures in the areas of water, waste and air, including elimination of untreated sewage discharges, fulfilment of stringent EC standards for drinking water and action on air pollution from smoke, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and lead. A first progress report on the action programme was published by my Department in July 1991 and further progress reports will be published periodically during the life of the programme.
