Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 February 2005
334 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the date on which he intends to publish the statutory instrument implementing EEC 2002/4, Access to Information on the Environment. [2389/05]
View answer335 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there will be a consultation period for the draft of the statutory instrument implementing EEC 2002/4 before implementation of same. [2390/05]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 334 and 335 together.
Work is continuing in my Department on the transposition of Directive 2003/4/EC dealing with access to information on the environment, and I intend to make regulations in this regard as soon as possible.
While a formal consultation process has not been undertaken, I understand that Comhar, the National Sustainable Development Partnership, is developing a submission to my Department in relation to the transposition of the directive. This will be given full consideration in advance of finalisation of the transposition instrument.
