Written answers

Wednesday, 25 June 2008

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

EU Directives

9:00 pm

Photo of Billy TimminsBilly Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 245: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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. [25045/08]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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All EC Directives issued since 1973 and relevant to this Department have been transposed and thus implemented into national legislation with the exception of those that were recently issued and not yet due for transposition and Directives 2003/54/EC, 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC. The outstanding Directives are expected to be transposed shortly and it is intended that all recently issued Directives will be transposed and implemented on time. If the Deputy wishes to request information in regard to a specific Directive falling within the remit of my Department, I will have the relevant information forwarded to the Deputy.

The volume of Directives involved since 1973 is quite substantial. Full details of all EU Directives are published in the Official Journal of the European Union and details of relevant implementing legislation are published in the Iris Oifigiúil. As the cost of compiling the information requested by the Deputy would be excessive and, given that the information is already in the public domain, I am not in a position to provide the details requested.

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