Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 40: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives for which her Department has responsibility remaining 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. [13362/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently a total of eight Directives due to be transposed by my Department up to 2012. Two of these Directives are currently overdue, namely Directive 2006/46/EC on company reporting and Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual and consolidated accounts. My Department aims to transpose these Directives by 30 April and 31 May 2009 respectively. Full details on the state of play of all current EU Directives are maintained on the Department's website, www.entemp.ie.

My Department has received 25 Reasoned Opinions from the European Commission relating to Directives since 2002. All but one of the outstanding issues have been settled satisfactorily. The remaining issue concerns overdue Directive 2006/43/EC, which, as I have already stated, my Department is aiming to transpose by the end of May 2009. The transposition of EU Directives is an ongoing priority in my Department and is reported to the Management Board on a monthly basis.