Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 April 2004
49 Ms McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he expects that the Environment Council will complete consideration of the draft revised regulations to Government waste shipments, prior to the conclusion of the Irish Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12211/04]
View answerIt has been an important objective of the Irish EU Presidency to advance discussions on the European Commission's proposal for a revised regulation to govern waste shipments. The proposed regulation was published in June 2003. There have been substantial discussions on the matter since the beginning of this year, including a debate on a number of key points at last month's Environment Council. It remains my objective to conclude these discussions in time to facilitate the reaching of a political agreement on the regulation at the June 2004 Environment Council.
