Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 16 Jun 1998

Vol. 492 No. 4

Written Answers. - EU Directives.

Frances Fitzgerald

Question:

279 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the EU directives coming wholly or partly under the auspices of his Department that were not fully implemented as of 1 June 1998; the reference number and subject matter of each directive; the deadline for implementation set out in the directive; whether it is proposed to implement the directive by means of a Bill or by statutory instrument; and when it is proposed to implement the directive. [13956/98]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. O'Donoghue)

The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement.

Subject of Directive	Reference Number	Deadline	Whether it is proposed to implement directive by bill or statutory instrument	When is it proposed to implement directive
Burden of Proof in cases of discrimination based on sex	97/80/EC	1 January 2001	To be decided	Within the permitted time-frame
Framework Agreement on parental leave	96/34/EC	3 June 1998.Under the Directive, a member state may have a maximum additional period of one year, to take account of” special difficulties”.	By means of the Parental Leave Bill, 1998.	In accordance with Section 1(2) of the Bill, the proposed Act will come into operation on 3 December 1998.
		An additional period of 6 months has been obtained by Ireland in which to transpose the Directive.
To facilitate the practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in a member state other than that in which the qualification was obtained	98/5/EC	14 March 2000	To be decided	By 14 March 2000
Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data	95/46/EC	24 October 1998	To be decided	By 24 October 1998
Provision prohibiting discrimination in firms	86/613/EEC	30 June 1989	In the context of the preparation of a revised Equal Status Bill, consideration will be given to the necessity and appropriateness of including in the Bill a provisions to enable the State comply with the Directive.	It is envisaged that the revised Equal Status Bill will be published in 1998.