Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 406: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the EU Directives awaiting incorporation into Irish law in her Department; the deadline for incorporation; the date she foresees for implementation of each directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27309/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Directive 2005/36/EC on the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications was adopted on 30 September 2005 and came into effect on 20th October 2007. The Department of Education and Science holds the co-ordinating role for the transposition of this Directive.

Transposition of provisions for the Sectoral professions (doctors with basic training, specialised doctors, nurses responsible for general care, dental practitioners, specialised dental practitioners, veterinary surgeons, midwives, pharmacists and architects) is being undertaken by the relevant line Departments in each case. My Department is transposing provisions for the General System covering the remaining professions. A draft Statutory Instrument for the transposition of the general system under the Directive is undergoing final review and it is hoped that it will be completed in early December. In the meantime, the conditions are being applied by the relevant competent authorities on an administrative basis. The transposition regime undertaken for 2005/36/EC will include provision for automatic recognition of the sectoral qualifications listed for Romania and Bulgaria, which are included in Directive 2006/100/EC.