Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 April 2005
123 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the changes made to the revised action plan on the nitrates directive due to be submitted to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11055/05]
View answerOn 22 December 2004, the European Commission indicated, by letter of formal notice under Article 228 of the treaty, that the nitrates action programme submitted by Ireland on 22 October last did not comply with the requirements of the nitrates directive or the judgment issued against Ireland by the European Court of Justice on 11 March 2004. The Commission view is that the programme is inadequate and incomplete and needs to be strengthened in several respects.
Following consideration of the issues involved by Government a substantive response will be sent to the European Commission shortly.
