Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 203: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the Government will be in a position to implement the terms of EU Directive 2002/14/EC regarding information and consultation with employees; the date by which the directive was to have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25431/05]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The objective of EU Directive 2002/14/EC is to establish a general framework setting out minimum requirements for the right to information and consultation of employees in undertakings or establishments over a certain employee threshold within the EU. The deadline for transposition of the directive into Irish law was the 23 March 2005.

The Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 was published on the 19 July. Second Stage in the Seanad is scheduled for 29 September. I aim to have the Bill enacted at an early date but this is dependent on securing Oireachtas time.