Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2005
90 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status, in terms of transposition, of Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles and of Directive 2002/49/EC relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise. [36655/05]
View answerDirective 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, ELVs, was due to be transposed into national legislation by 21 April 2002, that is, within 18 months after the publication of the directive on 21 October 2000. My Department has been actively engaged with the society for the Irish motor industry, the Irish motor vehicle recyclers association, the metal recyclers association of Ireland and other stakeholders since before the adoption of the directive with regard to the effective implementation.
While enabling provisions to facilitate implementation of the directive were incorporated in the Protection of the Environment Act 2003, regulations on the detailed arrangements for implementation of the directive in Ireland have yet to be made. The delay in fully transposing and implementing the directive is primarily due to difficulties encountered in reaching agreement with the relevant sectors on the detailed mechanisms for the operation of the free ELV take-back arrangements required by the directive.
Against this background, my Department has held a number of meetings with the relevant sectors with a view to developing an effective and pragmatic approach to implement the directive in Ireland. On foot of these discussions, it is my intention to announce draft regulations shortly which will facilitate the full transposition and implementation of the directive's provisions when made.
Directive 2002/49/EC on the assessment and management of environmental noise was due to be transposed by 18 July 2004. The provisions of the directive with regard to noise-mapping are already being implemented in part and progress is being achieved in this regard. Regulations to transpose the directive are at an advanced stage of drafting and I intend to make them shortly.
