Written answers
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
EU Directives
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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965. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form the number of EU directives which remain to be implemented within his Department; the name of these directives; the timeframe for the implementation of these directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1789/15]
Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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There are two EU Directiveswhich remains to be implemented within my Department, the details of which are set out in the following table:
Title of Directive | Timeframe for transposition |
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Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC | In May 2014 the European Commission commenced proceedings relating to the transposition of the Directive. It is envisaged that Ireland will transpose all outstanding elements of the Directive in early 2015. |
Directive 2013/30/EU on Safety of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations. | The deadline for transposition of the Directive is 19 July 2015. |
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