Written answers
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Department of Social and Family Affairs
EU Directives
9:00 pm
Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of European directives and the titles of these directives that have been issued to her Department since Ireland joined the EU; the number of these that have been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25055/08]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Since 1973, six EU Directives have been transposed by my Department. Apart from Directive 79/7/EEC (which dealt with the principle of equal treatment in social security schemes) the remaining five Directives relates to issues concerning occupational pension schemes. Two Directives were transposed by way of Regulations made under Section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972, while three Directives were transposed by way of primary legislation. The table below lists the relevant directives and the legislation by which they were transposed.
Directive | Transposed by |
79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security | No. 14/1985: Social Welfare (No.2) Act 1985 |
Council Directive 86/378/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in occupational social security schemes | Pension Act 1990 (Part VII) |
Council Directive 96/97/EEC of 20 December 1996 amending Directive 86/378/EEC re equal treatment for men and women in occupational social security schemes | Pensions Act 1990 (as amended) |
Council Directive 98/49/EC of 29 June 1998 on safeguarding the supplementary pension rights of employed and self employed persons moving within the Community | Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2002 S.I. No 4 of 2003 Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 |
Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October, 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breast-feeding | European Communities (Social Welfare) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 25 of 1995), implements provisions relating to Health and Safety Benefit. |
Council Directive 2003/41/EC of 3 June 2003 on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision | Social Welfare and Pensions Act, 2005. Part 3 |
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