Peter Barry
Question:214 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline the EC legislation in his Department which has not been implemented; when he intends to implement this legislation; and whether it must be in place before 1993.
Written Answers. - EC Legislation.
Statutory measures to give legal effect to the following EC Directives which fall within my area of responsibility have not been taken:
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Implementation Date |
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1. 78/170/EEC |
Council Directive of 13 February 1978 on performance of heat generators for space heating. |
1 July 1980. |
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2. 82/885/EEC |
Council Directive of 10 December 1982 amending Directive 78/170/EEC. |
1 July 1984. |
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3. 79/530/EEC |
Council Directive of 14 May 1979 on the indication by labelling of the energy consumption of household appliances. |
13 June 1981. |
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4. 79/531/EEC |
Council Directive of 14 May 1979 applying to electric ovens Directive 79/530/EEC. |
13 June 1981. |
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5. 89/618 Euratom |
Council Directive of 27 November 1989 on informing the general public about health protection measures to be applied and steps to be taken in the event of a radiological emergency. |
26 November 1991. |
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6. 90/641/Euratom |
Council Directive of 4 December 1990 on the operational protection of outside workers exposed to the risk of ionizing radiation during their activities in controlled areas. |
31 December 1993. |
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7. 90/377/EEC |
Council Directive of 29 June 1990 concerning a Community procedure to improve the transparency of gas and electricity prices charged to industrial end-users. |
1 July 1991. |
The position in regard to implementation is as follows:
Items Nos. 1-4: I do not propose at this stage to provide statutory enforcement of these directives in view of new draft directive proposals which are likely to be adopted in the near future.
Item 5: Confirmation from the EC Commission has been sought by my Department that the current arrangements in Ireland in relation to radiological emergency planning are acceptable as meeting the requirements of the directive.
Item 6: It is intended to make statutory provisions for implementation of the directive before the due date, 31 December 1993.
Item 7: The requirements of the Directive are being complied with. Both BGE and ESB are supplying the necessary information and statistics relating to gas and electricity prices. The directive was implemented by way of administrative arrangements. The question as to whether a statutory provision may also be necessary is being examined.