Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 247: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will, as chairperson of the Interdepartmental Co-ordinating Committee on European Union Affairs, bring before that body a proposal to publish a list of implemented, un-implemented and overdue EU directives and a list of the warnings received from the EU in relation to directives that are overdue for implementation; if he will include in this proposal that such a list be published every three months in order that Dáil Éireann and the public may monitor the implementation of EU directives by the Government; if he will communicate the result of this proposal to this Deputy and to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36577/05]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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My colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Treacy, chairs the interdepartmental co-ordinating committee on European Union affairs. A key function of the committee is to monitor the transposition of EU legislation by Ireland and any infringement proceedings taken against Ireland by the European Commission. The committee is engaged in discussions on the further strengthening of national procedures to ensure that we meet the Lisbon Agenda targets for transposition.

With regard to the specific proposal to publish a list of implemented and unimplemented directives, as well as warnings concerning directives that are overdue for transposition, I agree that information of this nature should be broadly available to the public including, where possible, through the websites of relevant Departments. This is an issue the committee is actively exploring at present, and I will be happy to bring the Deputy's suggestions to the committee's attention.