Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 84: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of the EU directives for which his Department has responsibility that remain to be implemented; if he will list the directives that are now overdue; if he will give the number of reasoned opinions received from the EU Commission since 2002 regarding delays or the non-implementation of such directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24354/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently a total of 14 EU Directives due to be transposed by my Department up to 2012. One Directive is currently overdue - Directive 2006/123/EC on services in the internal market. This Directive is due to be transposed by the end of June 2010. Full details on the state of play of all current EU Directives due for transposition are maintained on my Department's website, www.entemp.ie. My Department has received 26 Reasoned Opinions from the European Commission relating to Directives since 2002. The only outstanding Reasoned Opinion is in respect of Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits. This Directive was transposed on 20 May 2010 and it is expected that the case will now be closed. The transposition of EU Directives is an ongoing priority in my Department and is systematically monitored and reported to the Management Board on a regular basis.