Written answers
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
EU Directives
12:00 pm
Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 268: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of EU measures which have been transposed into primary or secondary legislation by his Department in the past 12 months; if he will list each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34634/08]
Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 269: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are EU measures in his Department which require to be transposed into Irish primary or secondary legislation; if so if he will detail those measures; when they were drafted by the EU Commission; when he will transpose them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34649/08]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 268 and 269 together.
In the past twelve months I have made a number of regulations which transpose, either partially or completely, a range of EU environmental directives details of which are set out in Table 1 below.
There are currently four Directives in my Department's area of responsibility, which are outstanding for transposition. A further three Directives are due for transposition between January 2009 and June 2010. Details of these Directives are set out in Table 2 below. My Department is working to ensure the comprehensive transposition of these Directives.
| Table 1 — Measures Transposing EU Environment Directives |
| Directive No. and Title Transposing Measures 01/10/2007-14/10/2008 |
| 76/464/EEC — on Dangerous Substances in water (partial) S.I. No. 846 of 2007: Water Services Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 |
| 80/68/EEC — Protection of Groundwater (partial) |
| 86/278/EEC — On the Protection of the Environment, and in particular of the Soil, when Sewage Sludge is used in Agriculture (partial) |
| 91/676/EEC — Nitrates (partial) |
| 91/271/EEC — Urban Waste Water Treatment (partial) |
| 98/15/EC — Amending Council Directive 91/271/EEC on Urban Waste Water Treatment |
| 98/83/EC — On the Quality of Water Intended for Human Consumption (partial) |
| 2000/60/EC — Establishing a Framework for Community Action in the Field of Water Policy (partial) |
| 85/337/EEC — On the Assessment of the Effects of certain Public and Private Projects on the Environment (partial) and |
| 97/11/EC — EIA Directive (Amending) S.I. No. 235 of 2008: Planning And Development Regulations 2008 |
| 94/62/EC — Packaging and Packaging Waste (partial) S.I. No. 798 of 2007: Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations 2007 |
| 96/61/EC — Concerning Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) (partial) S.I. No. 382 of 2008: Environmental Protection Agency (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 |
| 99/31/EC — On the Landfill of Waste (partial) and |
| 2006/12/EC — On Waste (Codified) (Text with EEA relevance) S.I. No. 113 of 2008: Waste Management (Registration of Brokers And Dealers) Regulations 2008 |
| 2002/95/EC — Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) (partial) S.I. No. 376 of 2008: Waste Management (Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances In Electrical And Electronic Equipment)(Amendment) Regulations 2008 |
| 2002/96/EC — On Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) S.I. No. 375 of 2008: Waste Management (Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment) Amendment Regulations 2008 |
| 2003/35/EC — Providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment (partial) S.I. No. 846 of 2007: Water Services Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 |
| 2005/33/EC — on the sulphur content of marine fuels (complete) S.I. No. 119 of 2008: Sulphur Content of Heavy Fuel Oil, Gas Oil, And Marine Fuels Regulations 2008 |
| 2006/7/EC — Concerning the Management of Bathing Water Quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC (complete) S.I. No. 79 of 2008: Bathing Water Quality Regulations 2008 |
| 2006/66/EC — On Batteries and Accumulators and Waste Batteries and Accumulators and Repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (complete) S.I. No. 268 of 2008: Waste Management (Batteries And Accumulators) Regulations 2008 |
| Table 2 — EU Environment Directives to be transposed by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government | |||
| Directive Number/Subject | Date of Adoption and Deadline for Transposition | Expected Transposition Date | Likely Method of Transposition |
| 2003/35/EC Directive on public participation in plans and programmes relating to the environment (already partially transposed) | 26/05/2003 25/06/2005 | At the earliest possible date | Statutory Instrument |
| 2004/107/EC Relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air | 15/12/2004 15/02/2007 | Before the end of 2008 | Statutory Instrument |
| 2004/35/CE On environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage | 21/04/2004 30/04/2007 | At the earliest possible date | Primary Legislation |
| 2006/21/EC On the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC | 15/03/2006 01/05/2008 | Before the end of 2008 | Statutory Instrument |
| 2006/118/EC On the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration | 12/12/2006 16/01/2009 | By the Transposition Date | Statutory Instrument |
| 2007/2/ECOn establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial In-formation in the European Community (INSPIRE) | 14/03/2007 15/05/2009 | By the Transposition Date | Statutory Instrument |
| 2008/50/EC On ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe | 21/05/2008 11/06/2010 | By the Transposition Date | Statutory Instrument |
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