Written answers
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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9:00 pm
Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 77: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will discuss extending summer time hours with his counterpart in the United Kingdom to bring both countries in line with European time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42829/10]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I can inform the Deputy that my Department, in accordance with EU Directive 2000/84/EC, compiled and communicated submissions in respect of this issue to the European Commission from a number of relevant Departments and semi-state bodies in July 2007. Following consideration of the information made available to it from Member States, the European Commission reported that it took the view that the analysis set out in the proposal for the Directive remained valid and that no Member State had expressed a wish to abandon summer time or change the provisions of the current Directive. Accordingly, I can advise the Deputy that there are no plans to change the present summer time arrangements.
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