Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 23 Mar 1993

Vol. 428 No. 1

Written Answers. - EC Directive.

Eamon Gilmore

Question:

140 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance if, in relation to the areas for which his Department has responsibility, he will give details of the number of EC Directives, by number and title, which have been implemented in Ireland by way of statutory instruments since Ireland became a member state; if, in relation to each Directive implemented, he will give details of the variation/amendment/ differences there are in each statutory instrument compared to the original Directive; and the number of Directives, by number and title, which have not been implemented by way of statutory instruments.

Minister for Finance (Mr. B. Ahern)

Provision of the volume of information requested by the Deputy, going back over a 20-year period, would require an inordinate expenditure of time and resources. I would, however, draw the Deputy's attention to the reports on developments in the European Communities made twice-yearly by the Government to the Houses of the Oireachtas, which contain information on Directives adopted by the Council of Ministers and on the implementing measures, including statutory instruments, taken in the State. The practice in transposing EC Directives into national law is to do so in as full a manner as is required by their provisions.