WRITTEN QUESTION E-0670/04 by Proinsias De Rossa (PSE) to the Commission. Commission investigation into discharges of oil at Poolbeg Peninsula, Dublin.
Date: 2004-03-09
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Ireland, complaint to the Commission, environmental law, exchange of information, infringement procedure (EU), oil pollution, protected area

8.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 88 E/203

(2004/C 88 E/0210)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0670/04

by Proinsias De Rossa (PSE) to the Commission

(9 March 2004)

Subject: Commission investigation into discharges of oil at Poolbeg Peninsula, Dublin

What reply, if any, has the Commission received from Ireland in response to the letter of formal notice
sent to Ireland in April 2003, as announced in IP/03/544, regarding the Irish Government’s failure to
cooperate with the Commission’s investigation into complaints about discharges of oil into water next to a
special protection area at Poolbeg Peninsula in August 2002 and Ireland’s compliance with the Dangerous
Substances Directive (76/464/EEC (1)) and the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC (2))?

What action has the Commission taken or is it considering in this matter?

(1) OJ L 129, 18.5.1976, p. 23.
(2) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(21 April 2004)

The Commission letter of formal notice referred to by the Honourable Member addressed non-cooperation
by Ireland consisting in a failure to respond to a request
for information about compliance with
environmental
legislation at the Poolbeg Peninsula in Dublin. Ireland did not respond to the letter of
formal notice, and consequently the Commission notified a Reasoned Opinion in December 2003. Ireland
subsequently provided a detailed response to the Commission’s original information request. This response
is considered as having brought to an end the infringement for non-cooperation based on Article 10 of the
EC Treaty, and no further action is currently contemplated on this ground. The Commission is still
considering the substantive issues raised by the original complaint (1).

(1) P2001/4789.

(2004/C 88 E/0211)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0675/04

by Proinsias De Rossa (PSE) to the Commission

Subject: Transfrontier Shipments of Waste Regulation

(9 March 2004)

What reply, if any, has the Commission received from Ireland in response to the letter of formal notice
sent to Ireland in April 2003, as announced in IP/03/544, regarding the Irish Government’s failure to
for information on how Ireland has complied with the
cooperate with the Commission’s request
Transfrontier Waste Shipment Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 (1),
following a complaint about
irregularities in the required paperwork for waste exports from Ireland?

What action has the Commission taken or is it considering in this matter?

(1) OJ L 30, 6.2.1993, p. 1.

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(21 April 2004)

An Irish response to the Commission letter of formal notice referred to by the Honourable Member was
received in June 2003. This response was considered as having brought to an end the infringement for
non-cooperation based on Article 10 of the EC Treaty, and no further action is currently contemplated on
this ground. The Commission is still considering the substantive issues raised by the complaint.