Written answers

Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

EU Directives

9:00 pm

Photo of Pat RabbittePat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU Directives for which her Department has responsibility that remain to be implemented; the Directives that are overdue; the number of reasoned opinions received from the EU Commission since 2002 regarding delays or non-implementation of such directives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30928/08]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently a total of nine Directives due to be transposed by my Department up to 2012. Three of these Directives are currently overdue. The first of these, Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery health and safety requirements, is expected to be transposed by 3 October 2008. It is intended to transpose the second and third overdue Directives, Directive 2006/46/EC on company reporting and Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual and consolidated accounts, by 28 November 2008 and 31 December, respectively.

Full details of all current and recent EU Directives are maintained on the Departmental website, www.entemp.ie.

My Department has received 24 Reasoned Opinions from the European Commission relating to Directives since 2002. The outstanding issues concerning all of these Reasoned Opinions have been resolved satisfactorily.

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