Press Release: Ireland: Commission pursues legal action for breaches of environmental law in eight cases

The European Commission decided on 13 January 2005 to pursue infringement proceedings against Ireland in eight cases involving breaches of EU environment law. The Commission's action in these cases was aimed at reducing agricultural and sewage-related water pollution, protecting citizens from noxious sewage odours, ensuring safe waste disposal, ensuring that significant projects are properly environmentally assessed, restoring an important nature site and getting Ireland to participate more fully in wider efforts to curb air pollution and protect the Earth's ozone layer.

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