Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 April 2026
889. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of his Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30260/26]
View answerOnly one open infringement procedure against the State falls within the remit of my Department. On 29 January 2026, the European Commission issued a Letter of Formal Notice to Ireland (Infringement Procedure 2026/0083) on the basis that Ireland had failed to notify the transposition of Directive (EU) 2024/1438 relating to honey, fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption*, by the deadline of 14 December 2025. The transposition of the Directive has since been fully notified to the European Commission.
*Directive (EU) 2024/1438 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 amending Council Directives 2001/110/EC relating to honey, 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption, 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption, and 2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption.
