Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 658: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if EU Directive 2004/101/EC will be implemented before 13 November 2005; if the directive will not be implemented by 13 November 2005 the reason Ireland will not meet its obligations to implement this directive before the deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34252/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The European Communities (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading) (Amendment) Regulations, which transpose Directive 2004/101/EC, were signed on Friday 11 November 2005. These regulations amend SI 437 of 2004 and allow operators in the EU emissions trading scheme to use credits from the Kyoto Protocol flexible mechanisms for the purposes of compliance with their obligations under the scheme.