Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 545: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs 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 the overdue directives will be transposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10054/07]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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My Department, which has an overall coordinating role in EU matters, does not as a rule have responsibility for transposing EU measures into Irish law. There are currently no Directives awaiting transposition in my Department.

My colleague, Mr. Noel Treacy T.D., Minister of State for European Affairs, chairs the Interdepartmental Committee on European Affairs, which keeps the transposition of EU measures under constant review. In addition, the Cabinet Committee on European Affairs, which is chaired by the Taoiseach, also monitors our national transposition rate closely. The Government remains firmly committed to the effective and timely transposition of EU measures into Irish law.