Vol. 499 No. 2
47 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will make a statement on the outcome of the meeting between his Department and representatives of the EU's Environment Directorate General in November 1998 regarding the implementation of EU directives on water quality; and if his attention has been drawn to criticisms of the recent anti-pollution package made by the Cara Mask Angling Federation. [26468/98]
A meeting took place in November 1998 between officials of my Department, the Department of Agriculture and Food and the European Commission in relation to implementation by Ireland of EU directives on water quality, in particular the Dangerous Substances Directive, 76/464/EEC. There was a generally positive outcome to the meeting. The Commission officials acknowledged the comprehensive nature of the wide range of measures being taken in the context of my Department's strategy to reduce phosphorus inputs to waters.
