Vol. 492 No. 4
119 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the proposals, if any, for legislation being prepared under the auspices of her Department that have not yet been published; and the statutory instruments, if any, being prepared in her Department. [13978/98]
The information sought by the Deputy is in the following schedules A and B:
SCHEDULE A
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISE
Primary Legislations in Prepration but not Published
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No. |
Item |
Purpose |
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1. |
Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Bill |
To enable Ireland to accede to the European Agreement on the International Carriage of Dangerous Goodds by Road (ADR) and to transpose into Irish law Council Directive 94/55/EC of 21 November 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the member states with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road and Council Directive 95/50/EC of 6 October 1995 on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road. |
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2. |
Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 1998 |
To update certain powers and functions of the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland. |
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3. |
Telecommunications (Infrastructure) Bill |
To provide for the amendment of the powers of telecommunications network operators in relation to the use of lands and public roads for the purpose of establishing telecommunications infrastructures by network operators; and other related matters. |
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4. |
Telecommunications (Regulation) Bill |
To provide for the extension of certain powers of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation; and to update the regulatory framework in the light of the forthcoming full liberalisaton of the sector. |
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5. |
Electricity Bill |
To give effect to restructured electricity industry. |
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6. |
ESB Bill |
Conversion of ESB from a Statutory Corporation into a Public Limited Company (Plc). |
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7. |
Road Transport Bill (Revised) |
Road Transport Bill to amend the existing licensing provisions under the Road Transport Acts 1933-1936 and to amend certain sections of the Road Traffic Acts dealing with overweight vehicles. |
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8. |
Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) Bill |
Updating of GSI Legislation, 1845. |
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9. |
Telecommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill |
To amend telecommunications legislation to enable the State to reduce its interest in Telecom Éireann to a minority shareholding and other related matters to facilitate an Initial Public Offering in June 1999. |
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10. |
Irish Energy Centre Bill |
To establish the Irish Energy Centre as an independent agency under the auspices of the Department. |
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1. |
Statutory Instrument to transpose into Irish law Council Directive 95/18/EC of 19 June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings. |
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2. |
Statutory Instrument to transpose into Irish law Council Directive 95/19/EC of 19 June 1995 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the charging of infrastructure fees. |
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3. |
Statutory Instrument to transpose into Irish law Council Directive 96/67/EC of 15 October 1996 on access to the groundhandling market at Community airports. |
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4. |
Statutory Instrument to transpose into Irish law Council and Parliament Directive 95/47/EC of 24 October 1995 on the use of standards for the transmission of television signals. |
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5. |
Statutory Instrument to transpose into Irish law Council Directive 96/87/EC of 19 December 1996 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of member states with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail. |
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6. |
Statutory Instrument to transpose EU Directive 97/66/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the telecommunications sector. |
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7. |
Statutory Instrument to transpose EU Directive 98/10/EC of 26 February 1998 on the application of open network provision (ONP) to voice telephony and on universal service for telecommunications in a competitive environment. |
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8. |
Statutory Instruments (two) in relation to miscellaneous amendments to the Electricity Supply Board General Employees' Superannuation Scheme. |
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9. |
Statutory Instruments to give effect to amendments of the CIE Superannuation Schemes which have already been agreed by the parties involved. |
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10. |
Two statutory instruments in relation to Railway Level Crossinngs: |
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11. |
Statutory Instrument to amend the European Communities (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment) Regulations, 1997 (S.I. No. 73 of 1997) in order to transfer certain functions to the Director of Telecommunications Regulation and other matters. |
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12. |
Statutory Instrument to amend various Telecommunications Regulations for the purposes of the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector from 1 December 1998. |
120 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the Acts and provisions of Acts under the auspices of her Department which, as of 1 June 1998, are not in force because a commencement order has not been made; whether it is proposed to make an order in each case; and, if so, when this will be made. [13993/98]
A commencement order has not been made in respect of Part III of the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1988, to give effect to four 1975 Protocols to the Warsaw Convention. All four protocols have been ratified by Ireland. The Warsaw Convention established minimum levels of liability for, inter alia, the carriage of passengers and cargo; and the four protocols updated the compensation limits of the Warsaw Convention. However, the first two protocols only became part of international law in 1997. The question of making a commencement order to give effect to these two Protocols is being examined in the light of recent developments under EU legislation dealing with issues similar to those covered by the Warsaw Convention.
