IRELAND FACES ECJ FINES OVER WATER QUALITY
March 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE IRISH government is being threatened with potential massive daily recurring fines of Euro 1,000s for failing to comply with European Court of Justice (ECJ) rulings over European water quality standards. The European Commission has sent Dublin legal final warning letters. Ireland has two months to say how it will comply with the rulings, one noting a 25-year delay in implementing legislation.This order was made in 2005, with judges criticising Ireland for not establishing an authorisation system for local authority water discharges of dangerous ...
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