Written answers

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Department of Transport

Legislative Programme

8:00 pm

Photo of Martin ManserghMartin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 533: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of Acts passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas sponsored by his Department in each year from 2003 to 2007; the Acts which were legislation wholly or mainly required by Ireland's EU obligations, which were partly so required, and which had no significant or minimal reference to EU legislation; and if in the first two cases Ireland had significant discretion, as to the manner in which EU obligations were translated into domestic law. [1204/08]

Photo of Noel DempseyNoel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The Railway Safety Act 2005 was enacted partly in order to fulfil Ireland's obligations to transpose the Railway Safety Directive 2004 (Directive 2004/49/EC of 29th April 2004) insofar as it established the regulatory and institutional framework for railway safety as required by the Directive. As well as the usual discretion available in the implementation of EU directives to decide on the means of meeting the requirements, the Railway Safety Directive gave some latitude to Member States as to the scope of application of the Directive, i.e. as to whether it was applied to light rail as well as to conventional and heavy rail.

There are sixteen Acts which fall into the category of having no significant or minimal reference to EU legislation—

Air Navigation And Transport (International Conventions) Act 2004.

International Interests In Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Act 2005.

The Air Navigation and Transport (Indemnities) Act 2005

The Road Traffic Act 2003

The Road Traffic Act 2004

The Road Traffic Act 2006

The Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006

The Road Safety Authority Act 2006

The Roads Act 2007

The Taxi Regulation Act 2003

State Airports Act 2004

The Aer Lingus Act 2004

Oil Pollution Act 2003

Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Act 2005

Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006

The Aviation Act, 2006

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