Written answers
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
EU Issues
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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619. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the fines the State currently pays for breach of EU law; the annual amount of each fine; the amount paid to date, the reason for each fine, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19648/17]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The State is not currently subject to any fines for breaches of EU law.
The responsibility for transposing EU legislation into Irish law rests with those Departments with responsibility for the policy areas covered by those measures. In this regard, the Government places high priority across Departments on timely transposition of EU legislation to reduce the risks of financial penalties being levied.
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