Dear All
I hope you have all had a good Spring. I am writing now to offer a couple of resources that you might like to connect with.
The first is the IEN weekly newsletter. IEN is the Irish Environmental Network, and is the body that acts as secatariat for the Pillar. You can subscribe to the newsletter and indeed contribute to it. You will find it at www.ien.ie
The second is the quarterly magazine produced by Comhar, the National Sustainable Development Council, which highlights actual best practice examples from around the country. Comhar are very keen to get input to the magazine, and the Pillar would recommend that you engage with this possibility, as it is a free way of propagating key actions for change. To find out more please visit http://www.comharsdc.ie/themes/index.aspx?TAuto=9
Finally, Ireland is in serious trouble at the ECJ (European Court of Justice) on a range of environmental issues. At the beginning of this year the state had the highest number (c.25% of the total against all states) of cases in the second stage of prosecution, which leads to fines.
The latest news on this is:
Ireland is facing a trip to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and possible fines for ignoring a ruling urging it to comply with environmental impact assessment legislation.
On Wednesday, the European Commission said Ireland had still not changed its law to make sure fish farm developments undergo impact assessments before approval. It urged the member state to comply as soon as possible to avoid possible fines.
Kind regards
Michael Ewing
Coordinator
Environmental Pillar
of Social Partnership
Knockvicar
Boyle
Co Roscommon
Tel: 00353 (0)71 9667373
Mob: 00353 (0)86 8672153
Skype name: michaelk.ewing
