Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

Will the Minister confirm that there were no prosecutions or convictions under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 last year and so far this year? Is that an indication of full compliance or inadequate policing of the Act?

In regard to amending directive 2000/34/EC which extends the original working time directive to doctors in training, where exactly do we stand as it must be transposed into Irish law by 1 August 2004? I accept that some of the responsibility for that will fall to the Minister for Health and Children. Where do we stand on the review of Directive 93/104/EC concerning aspects of the Organisation of Working Time?

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