Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 28 Jan 1998

Vol. 486 No. 1

Written Answers. - Directives Implementation.

Ruairí Quinn

Question:

625 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the EC, ECSC or EURATOM directives wholly or partly under the auspices of his Department that are not fully implemented; the subject, date and reference number of each; the date on which implementation is or was due; the proposed mode of implementation, that is, a bill or a statutory instrument; when it is proposed to implement the directive in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1069/98]

Minister for the Environment and Local Government (Mr. Dempsey):

The directives in question are set out in the following table:

Ref. No.	Subject	Date of Adoption	Deadline for Transposition	Mode of Transposition	Current Position
91/156/EEC (Amending 75/442/EEC	Waste	18/3/91	1/4/93	Statutory Instrument (S.I.)	Regulations to be made in 1998
91/689/EEC	Hazardous Waste	12/12/91	27/6/95	S.I.	Regulations to be made in 1998
94/67/EC	Incineration of Hazardous Waste	15/12/94	31/12/96	S.I.	Regulations now being finalised
94/62/EC	Packaging and Packaging Waste	20/12/94	30/6/96	S.I.	Regulations to be made in 1998
96/59/EC	Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polychlorinated Terphenyls	16/9/96	16/3/98	S.I.	Regulations to be made in 1998
94/12/EC	Measures to be taken against air pollution from motor vehicles and amending Directive 70/220/EC	23/3/94	1/7/94	S.I.	S.I. in place effecting partial transposition. S.I. in preparation to give full effect to implementation.
96/20/EC	Permissible sound level and exhaust system of motor vehicles	27/3/96	1/10/96	S.I.	Regulations to be made in 1998
96/69/EC	Air Pollution by Emissions from Motor Vehicles (amending Directive 70/220/EEC)	8/10/96	1/4/97	S.I.	Regulations to be made in 1998
96/62/EC	Ambient Air Quality Assessment and Management	27/9/96	21/5/98	S.I.	Designation of Competent Authority now being finalised
96/61/EC	Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control	24/9/96	29/10/99	Primary Legislation	Will be implemented by means of amendment to EPA Act, 1992
97/11/EC	Environmental Impact Assessment	3/3/97	14/3/99	S.I.	Regulations to be made in 1998
91/439/EEC	Driving Licences	29/7/91	1/7/96	S.I.	Majority of provisions already implemented; balance to be implemented in 1998
97/26/EC	Driving Licences	2/6/97	1/1/98	S.I.	Regulations to be made in 1998
96/96/EC (consolidated text)	Roadworthiness testing of private cars	20/12/96	21/6/93 (under parent Directive)	S.I.	Regulations to be made in 1998
96/53/EC (consolidated text)	Plating of certain vehicles with their maximum weights and dimensions	25/7/96	17/9/97	S.I.	Regulations to be made in 1998