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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 19 May 1999

Vol. 505 No. 1

Written Answers. - Statutory Instruments.

Ruairí Quinn

Question:

103 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the proposed statutory instruments being prepared in, or under the auspices of, her Department; the proposed effect of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13257/99]

The Statutory Instruments currently in preparation in my Department are set out in the following schedule.

Title of S.I.

Purpose

European Communities (Approximation of laws of Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous Goods by Rail and adapting to technical progress) Regulations.

To transpose Council Directive 96/49/EC of 23 July 1996 on the approximation of laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail; and Commission Directive 96/87/EC of 13 December 1996 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC of 13 December 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail.

European Communities (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations

To transpose Council Directive 95/18/EC of 19 June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings.

European Communities (Allocation of Railway Infrastructure and charging of infrastructure fees) Regulations

To transpose Council Directive 95/19/EC of 19 June 1995 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the charging of infrastructure fees.

European Communities (Processing of Personal Data and the Protection of Privacy in the Telecommunications Sector) Regulations

Transposition of the European Parliament and the Council Directive 97/66/EC of 15/12/1997 into Irish law.

European Communities (International Carriage of Passengers) Regulations

To transpose Council Regulation EC No. 11/98 of 11 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No. 684/92 on common rules for the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus.

European Communities (Interconnection in Telecommunications) (Amendment) Regulations

Transposition of the European Parliament and the Council Directive 98/61/EC of 24/9/1998 (“Number Portability Directive”) into Irish law.

European Communities (Common rules for the development of the internal market of community postal services and the improvement of quality of service) Regulations.

To transpose Directive 97/67 on common rules for the development of the internal market of community postal services and the improvement of quality of service.

European Communities (Interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system) Regulations

To transpose Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July, 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system.

European Communities (Carriage by non-resident Carriers of National Passenger Road Transport Services) Regulations

To transpose Council Regulation 12/98 of 11 December 1997 laying down the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate national road passenger services within a Member State.

European Communities (Energy Labelling of Household Lamps) Regulations

To give legal effect to Commission Directive 98/11/EC and Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household lamps.

European Communities (Merchandise and Road Passenger Transport) Regulations.

To transpose elements of Directive 98/76/EC which amends Directive 96/26/EC relating to access to the profession of road haulage and road passenger transport operator.

European Communities (Energy Labelling of Household Dishwashers) Regulations.

Commission Directive 99/9/EC of 26 February 1999 amending Directive 97/17/EC implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household dishwashers.

European Communities (Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and the Mutual Recognition of their Conformity) Regulations

To give effect in Ireland to Directive 99/5/EC relating to radio equipment, and telecommunications terminal equipment, and the mutual recognition of their conformity.

European Communities (Aircraft Noise) Regulations

To give effect to Council Directive 98/20/EC of 30 March 1998 amending Directive 92/14/EEC on the limitation of the operation of aeroplanes covered by Part II, Chapter 2, Volume 1 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, second edition (1988).

Permit for Electricity Generation under Section 37 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927

To give effect to Regulation to be made by the Board of the ESB setting out a standard form of permit for electricity generation.

European Communities (Merchandise Road Transport) Regulations

To implement measures arising from the enactment of the Road Transport Bill, 1998.

European Communities (Road Passenger Transport) Regulations

To implement measures arising from the enactment of the Road Transport Bill, 1998.

Ionising Radiation Order

To transpose Council Directive 96/29/EURATOM of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation.

In addition, the Office of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation has advised that it is preparing the following statutory instruments, which will require the consent of the Minister for Public Enterprise:

Wireless Telegraphy (Experimenter's Licence) (Amendment) Regulations

To update provisions regarding the licensing of radio experimenters.

Regulations under the Wireless Telegraphy Acts

To provide for the licensing of the provision of fixed wireless point to multi-point access using wireless telegraphy.

Regulations under the Wireless Telegraphy Acts

To provide for the licensing of a television programme retransmission operation in the UHF band.

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