Written answers
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
EU Directives
9:00 pm
Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 243: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of European directives and the titles of these directives that have been issued to his Department since Ireland joined the EU; the number of these that have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25050/08]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The information sought is not readily available and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work. Some 200 items of EU environmental legislation, including more than 140 Directives, have now been transposed in this country. The four Directives listed in the table below are outstanding for transposition and my Department is working hard to ensure they are transposed at the earliest possible date.
| Outstanding Directive | Title of Directive | Deadline for transposition into Irish Law |
| 2003/35/EC | Directive on public participation in plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC | 25/06/2005 |
| 2004/107/EC | Directive on arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air | 15/02/2007 |
| 2004/35/EC | Directive on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage | 30/04/2007 |
| 2006/21/EC | Directive on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC | 01/05/2008 |
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