Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 237: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of EU directives within her Department's competency which have not been transposed into law; the number of warning letters received by her Department from the Commission or other EU bodies relating to non-transposed directives in each of the years from 1997 and to date in 2005; the legislation in each case; if that legislation has since been transposed into Irish law or if it is still outstanding; if still outstanding, the date by which it was meant to have been transposed; the title of the directive which has been waiting transposition for the longest period in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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There are 21 directives currently awaiting transposition in my Department. Of this number only one is overdue for transposition. Council Directive 2004/117/E of 22 December 2004 amending Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards examinations carried out under official supervision and equivalence of seed produced in third countries was due to be transposed by 1 October 2005 and will be transposed shortly.

Of the remaining 20 directives due for transposition, one is due to be transposed by 30 October, six are due for transposition inNovember and December, 12 are not due to be transposed until 2006 and one is due in 2007. I am determined and confident that the various deadlines will be met.

For the period 1997 to 2005 my Department received a total of 27 warning letters from the Commission, relating to 53 directives each of which has been transposed into Irish law. The following schedule lists the date of receipt of each Commission letter and the legislation to which it refers.