Written answers
Tuesday, 14 November 2006
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
EU Directives
9:00 am
Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 543: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of EU directives awaiting transposition in his Department; the date by which these directives are to be, or were to be, transposed into Irish law; the number of such EU directives which are overdue for transposition; when he expects that overdue directives will be transposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37865/06]
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. There are currently seven Directives in my Department's area of responsibility which are outstanding for transposition. A further four Directives are due for transposition between February 2007 and September 2008. Details of these Directives are set out in the following table:
| Directive Number and Title | Date of Directive | Date Due for Transposition | Current Position on Directives Overdue for Transposition |
| Directive 2002/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/68/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery | 9 December 2002 | 11 August 2004 | Draft Regulations have been prepared and it is anticipated that the legislation fully transposing the Directives will be finalised at the earliest possible date. |
| Directive 2004/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/68/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery | 21 April 2004 | 20 May 2005 | |
| Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC | 28 January 2003 | 14 February 2005 | Draft regulations for the transposition of this Directive are under consideration and it is intended that it will be transposed by the end of 2006. |
| Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC | 26 May 2003 | 25 June 2005 | Work is continuing on the various instruments with a view to completing transposition at the earliest possible date. |
| Directive 2004/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain paints and varnishes and vehicle refinishing products and amending Directive 1999/13/EC | 21 April 2004 | 31 October 2005 | The drafting of Regulations to transpose this Directive is ongoing. It is anticipated that the legislation fully transposing the Directive will be finalised by the end of 2006. |
| Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings | 16 December 2002 | 04 January 2006 | Key elements of this Directive have already been transposed. Work is continuing, in co-operation with the Department of Communications Marine and Natural Resources, with a view to fully transposing the Directive by the end of 2006. |
| Directive 2005/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/32/EEC on the reduction in the Sulphur content of certain Liquid Fuels and itself amending Directive 93/12/EEC | 6 July 2005 | 11 August 2006 | Drafting of regulations to transpose this Directive is ongoing. It is anticipated that the Directive will be transposed by the end of 2006. |
| Directive 2004/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air | 15 December 2004 | 15 February 2007 | — |
| Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage | 21 April 2004 | 30 April 2007 | — |
| Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC | 15 February 2006 | 24 March 2008 | — |
| Directive 2006/66/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC | 26 September 2006 | 26 September 2008 | — |
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