Written answers
Wednesday, 20 April 2005
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
EU Directives
9:00 pm
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 135: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility which have yet to be implemented; the number in respect of which the deadline for implementation has passed; if he is satisfied with the rate of compliance by his Department; the number of cases where legal actions have been notified or commenced by the European Commission arising from a failure to implement a directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12104/05]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The position on the transposition of EU directives for which my Department is responsible indicates a total of 29 directives to be implemented, including nine for which the deadline for implementation, in full or in part, has passed.
Details of the directives, including, in so far as it has been decided, the proposed transposition instruments, are available on my Department's website at www.entemp.ie/trade/eudirectives. The website also contains information on directives awaiting transposition in respect of which infringement proceedings have been commenced.
In regard to seven of the directives that have not yet been transposed and for which the deadline has passed, letters of formal notice have been received from the Commission. Four of the letters of formal notice are in respect of four interrelated directives which will be transposed under one statutory instrument. My Department is giving all due priority to the task of implementing EU directives, in light of the available resources.
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