Court of Justice 25 April 2002, C-316/00 (Commission of the European Communities v Ireland.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General Introduction 1 In this case, brought by the Commission under Article 226 EC, the Court of Justice is called upon to determine whether Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 7(6), 18 and 19 of Council Directive 80/778/EEC of 15 July 1980 relating to the quality of water intended for human consumption (referred to