Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 288: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the identity of each statutory instrument, falling within his Department's remit, which has statutory effect under the European Communities Act 1972 or other legislation specifically relating to same; if he will provide a list of such statutory instruments having statutory effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13174/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy is referring to Statutory Instruments made under the European Communities Act 1972, section 4 of which provides that such regulations will have statutory effect. The Department of Social and Family Affairs has used the European Communities Act 1972 as a vehicle for implementing Council Directives on a number of occasions in the past. These Regulations are:

European Communities (Social Welfare) Regulations, 1992 (S.I. No. 152/1992):

European Communities (Social Welfare) Regulations, 1994 (S.I. No. 312/1994):

European Communities (Social Welfare) Regulations, 1995 (S.I. No. 25/1995):

None of these continue to have statutory effect.

Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of information) (Amendment regulations 2003 (S.I. 4 of 2003)

These Regulations provided for the implementation of Article 7 of Directive 98/49/EC of 29 June 1998 on safeguarding the supplementary pension rights of employed and self employed persons moving within the Community, (the Mobility Directive).

Occupational Pension Schemes (Cross-Border) Regulations 2006 (SI 292 Of 2006)

Occupational Pension Schemes (Trustee) Regulations 2006 (SI 293 Of 2006)

Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment) Regulations 2006 (SI 294 Of 2006)

Occupational Pension Schemes (Funding Standard) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (SI 295 Of 2006

Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure Of Information) Regulations 2006 (SI 301 Of 2006

These 5 Regulations were made consequential on the Directive 2003/41/EC on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision, known as the IORPs Directive.