Written answers
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Department of Justice and Equality
EU Directives
Holly Cairns (Cork South-West, Social Democrats)
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1613. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in his Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the reasons for any delay in transposition, in tabular form. [20332/25]
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The below table provides a list of measures under the remit of my Department in respect of which Ireland has not yet notified the Commission of transposition and which fall due for transposition by the end of 2027.
| Title of Directive | Deadline for Transposition |
|---|---|
| Directive (EU) 2024/1226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures and amending Directive (EU) 2018/1673 | 20/05/2025 |
| Directive (EU) 2021/555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2021 on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (codification) | 14/12/2019* |
| Directive (EU) 2023/1544 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2023 laying down harmonised rules on the designation of designated establishments and the appointment of legal representatives for the purpose of gathering electronic evidence in criminal proceedings | 18/02/2026 |
| Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2024/325 of 19 January 2024 amending Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/68 as regards the minimum depth of markings on firearms and essential components | 22/07/2025 |
| Directive (EU) 2023/2123 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 October 2023 amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA as regards its alignment with Union rules on the protection of personal data | 01/11/2025 |
| Directive (EU) 2024/1712 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims | 15/07/2026 |
| Directive (EU) 2024/1385 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on combating violence against women and domestic violence. | 14/06/2027 |
| Directive (EU) 2024/1640 of the European Parliament and of the Council of Europe of 31 May 2024 on the mechanisms to be put in place by Member States for the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and amending and repealing Directive (EU) 2015/849 | 10/07/2027 |
| Directive (EU) 2024/1654 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2024 amending Directive (EU) 2019/1153 as regards access by competent authorities to centralised bank account registries through the interconnection system and technical measures to facilitate the use of transaction records | 10/07/2027 |
| Directive (EU) 2024/1069 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (Anti-SLAPP Directive) | 01/05/2026 |
| Directive (EU) 2024/1346 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection | 12/06/2026 |
| Directive (EU) 2019/1023 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on preventive restructuring frameworks, on discharge of debt and disqualifications, and on measures to increase the efficiency of procedures concerning restructuring, insolvency and discharge of debt, paragraph (d) of Article 28 | 17/07/2026** |
**Article 34(d) of Directive (EU) 2019/1023 requires Member States to adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 28(d) of the Directive (which relates to the lodging of challenges and appeals) by 17 July 2026.
Additionally, The EU Digitalisation Package (Regulation (EU) 2023/2844 and Directive (EU) 2023/2843) provides for the use of e:Codex (an ICT system) in communications between relevant authorities under 24 civil, commercial, and criminal EU instruments, to occur over the next several years between January 2028 and January 2031. The Digitalisation Package is entirely technical in nature. The legislation is already in place to transpose each of the measures concerned and will be examined with a view to making any necessary amendments to them to provide for the use of e:Codex instead of communication mechanisms currently in use, such as email or post.
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