Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
75. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the legal actions and actions of instances being taken against his Department for failure to implement EU directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56685/23]
View answerThe European Commission identifies possible infringements of EU law on the basis of its own investigations or following complaints from citizens, businesses or other stakeholders. Further information on the infringement process is available here.
There are a total of ten such cases across my Department at present, details on each of these and the relevant Commission position on each is outlined in the table below.
Officials from my Department are working with the Commission to resolve all of these as expeditiously as possible.
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Infringement Number |
Directive Title |
Commission Decision Type |
Link to EU portal site |
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INFR(2012)4028 |
Directive 2003/35/EC -providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC. |
Letter of formal Notice |
Link to EU Site |
|
INFR(2021)2116 |
Directive 2010/75/EU on Industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) |
Letter of formal Notice |
Link to EU Site |
|
INFR(2019)4007 |
Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment in relation to peat extraction projects |
Reasoned Opinion |
Link to EU Site |
|
INFR(2022)2053 |
Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe in Ireland |
Letter of formal Notice |
Link to EU Site |
|
INFR(2022)2073 |
Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (Text with EEA relevance) |
Reasoned Opinion |
Link to EU Site |
|
INFR(2023)0149 |
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/544 amending Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the exemptions for the use of lead in aluminium alloys for machining purposes, in copper alloys and in certain batteries |
Letter of formal Notice |
Link to EU Site |
|
INFR(2021)0054 |
Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (Recast)Text with EEA relevance. |
Referred to ECJ |
Link to EU Site |
|
INFR(2018)2030 |
Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste |
Reasoned Opinion |
Link to EU Site |
|
INFR(2020)2193 |
Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and repealing Regulation (EU) No 994/2010 (Text with EEA relevance. ) |
Letter of formal notice |
Link to EU Site |
|
INFR(2021)0260 |
Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (Text with EEA relevance.) |
Reasoned opinion |
Link to EU Site |
