Written answers
Tuesday, 6 November 2007
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
EU Directives
9:00 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 504: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the EU Directives awaiting incorporation into Irish law in his Department; the deadline for incorporation; the date he foresees for implementation of each directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27311/07]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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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 four Directives in my Department's area of responsibility which are outstanding for transposition. A further five Directives are due for transposition between March 2008 and May 2009. 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 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 | Many of the provisions of this Directive are already provided for in existing legislation. Work is continuing on the outstanding instruments with a view to completing transposition at the earliest possible date. |
| Directive 2005/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels | 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 early 2008. |
| 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 | Drafting of regulations to transpose this Directive is ongoing. It is anticipated that the Directive will be transposed by early 2008. |
| 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 | Drafting of regulations to transpose this Directive is ongoing with a view to completing transposition at the earliest possible date. |
| 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 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC | 15 March 2006 | 1 May 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 | — |
| Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration | 12 December 2006 | 16 January 2009 | — |
| Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) | 14 March 2007 | 15 May 2009 | — |
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