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Article: National Development Plan 'may breach EU law'

  • 08-07-2007 5:42pm
    #1
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 42,127 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    from http://www.breakingnews.ie/business/mhkfidkfcwql/
    National Development Plan 'may breach EU law'
    08/07/2007 - 12:57:32
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    It is feared today that the National Development Plan may be in breach of EU law.

    The EU Environment Commissioner Margot Walstrom has written to the Government about its failure to carry out an environmental assessment for the plan.

    The Commission is threatening to take action against the Government, which could put a stop to some projects funded by the €184bn scheme.

    It has been given a month to reply to the accusations, but a spokesperson for the Department of Finance insists it has not breached any directive.


Comments

  • #2
    rcunning03
    Closed Accounts Posts: 492 ✭✭rcunning03


    I think that's just for the M3 Motorway


  • #3
    spacetweek
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭spacetweek


    rcunning03 wrote:
    I think that's just for the M3 Motorway
    No it's for the whole NDP until 2013 or whatever, but the story has been badly reported.

    I'm pretty sure each individual project in the NDP will have a separate EIS so there's no breach.

    The article is rubbish, it doesn't explain, given this, what aspect exactly would be in breach.


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