Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2024
135. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of times Ireland has been fined by the EU for delays in implementing EU Directives and for breaches of EU legislation, respectively; the nature of each fine; and the total financial value of each for each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [16037/24]
View answerSince 2012, the European Court of Justice has found against Ireland in six infringement cases where financial penalties have been levied as follows:
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1 |
2012 ECJ Case C374/11 Waste Water Treatment |
€2,648,000 (Lump sum and daily fines) |
Dept of Housing Local Government and Heritage |
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2 |
2012 ECJ Case C279/11 Environmental Impact Assessments |
€1,500,000 (Lump sum) |
Dept of Housing Local Government and Heritage |
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3 |
2019 ECJ Case C215/06 EIA/Derrybrien Wind Farm |
€17,225,000 (Lump sum and daily fines) |
Dept of Housing Local Government and Heritage |
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4 |
2020 ECJ Case C550/18 4th Anti Money Laundering Directive |
€2,000,000 (Lump sum) |
Department of Justice |
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5 |
2024 ECJ Case C679/22 Audiovisual Media Services Directive |
€2,500.000 (Lump sum and €10,000 daily fines) |
Dept of Tourism, Culture Arts Gaeltacht Sport & Media |
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6 |
2024 ECJ Case C439/22 European Electronic Communications Code |
€4,500,000 (Lump sum) |
Dept of Environment Climate and Communications |
Responsibility for these cases rests with the relevant Ministers and their Departments.
