Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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562. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the European Commission has commenced enforcement proceedings against Ireland for not implementing Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the member states relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the failure to implement the directive is placing Irish industry at a disadvantage; when it will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2596/17]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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The European Commission has not commenced enforcement proceedings against Ireland in respect of the Directive referred to in the Question.  Regulations to transpose the Directive are currently under preparation and discussions are on-going between my Department and the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) with a view to finalising these regulations as soon as possible.

I am aware that the non-transposition of the Directive is impacting bodies to be notified for the purpose of carrying out conformity assessment tasks under the Directive and I have directed my officials to finalise the transposing regulations, in consultation with the OPC, as quickly as possible.