Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 305: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of EU directives within his Department's competency which have not been transposed into law; the number of warning letters received by his 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 his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31156/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I am fully aware of the importance of timely transposition of EU environmental legislation, some 200 items of which, including more than 140 directives, have by now been transposed in this country.

Since 1997, some 65 communications have been received relating to the transposition of directives in areas for which my Department has responsibility. These have involved directives in the areas of waste management, air quality, soil protection, water quality, integrated pollution prevention and control, dangerous substances in batteries, keeping of wild animals in zoos and fuel emissions. All of the directives concerned have subsequently been transposed, except for seven which are currently awaiting transposition. Details of the latter are set out as follows.