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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 January 2008

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Questions (564)

Dr Martin Mansergh

Question:

632 Deputy Martin Mansergh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Acts passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas sponsored by his Department in each year from 2003 to 2007; the Acts which were legislation wholly or mainly required by Ireland’s EU obligations, which were partly so required, and which had no significant or minimal reference to EU legislation; and if in the first two cases Ireland had significant discretion, as to the manner in which EU obligations were translated into domestic law. [1196/08]

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Details of the 20 Acts passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas that were sponsored by my Department from 2003 to 2007 are set out in the following tabular statement.

2003

Title Act

Was the Act introduced wholly or mainly as a result of EU obligations

Was the Act introduced partly as a result of EU obligations

Did the Act have minimal or no basis in EU obligations

Where Acts were implemented wholly or partly as a result of EU obligations, had Ireland significant discretion as to the manner of how these obligations were implemented into Irish law

Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003

No

No

Yes

N/A

Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003

No

No

Yes

N/A

Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003

Yes

No

No

Yes

Redundancy Payments Act 2003

No

No

Yes

N/A

Employment Permits Act 2003

No

No

Yes

N/A

Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003

No

No

Yes

N/A

2004

Title Act

Was the Act introduced wholly or mainly as a result of EU obligations

Was the Act introduced partly as a result of EU obligations

Did the Act have minimal or no basis in EU obligations

Where Acts were implemented wholly or partly as a result of EU obligations, had Ireland significant discretion as to the manner of how these obligations were implemented into Irish law

Industrial Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004

No

No

Yes

N/A

Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Act 2004

No

No

Yes

N/A

2005

Title Act

Was the Act introduced wholly or mainly as a result of EU obligations

Was the Act introduced partly as a result of EU obligations

Did the Act have minimal or no basis in EU obligations

Where Acts were implemented wholly or partly as a result of EU obligations, had Ireland significant discretion as to the manner of how these obligations were implemented into Irish law

Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act 2005

No

No

No basis in E.U. obligations

N/A

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005

No.

Yes

N/A

Yes — In the case of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, provisions beyond those in the Directive were introduced and legislation was modernised

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2005

No

Yes

N/A

Ireland had some discretion in the manner our EU obligations were implemented.

2006

Title Act

Was the Act introduced wholly or mainly as a result of EU obligations

Was the Act introduced partly as a result of EU obligations

Did the Act have minimal or no basis in EU obligations

Where Acts were implemented wholly or partly as a result of EU obligations, had Ireland significant discretion as to the manner of how these obligations were implemented into Irish law

Industrial Development Act 2006

No

No

No basis in E.U. obligations

N/A

Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006

Yes

No

No

Yes. The EU Directive left considerable discretion to Member States in setting out national procedures.

Employment Permits Act 2006

No

No

Yes

N/A

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2006

No

Yes

N/A

Ireland had some discretion in the manner our EU obligations were implemented

Patents (Amendment) Act 2006

No

No

Yes

N/A

2007

Title Act

Was the Act introduced wholly or mainly as a result of EU obligations

Was the Act introduced partly as a result of EU obligations

Did the Act have minimal or no basis in EU obligations

Where Acts were implemented wholly or partly as a result of EU obligations, had Ireland significant discretion as to the manner of how these obligations were implemented into Irish law

Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Act 2007

No

No

Yes

N/A

Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies) and Related Matters 2007

No

No

Yes

N/A

Consumer Protection Act 2007

No

Yes

N/A

Some discretion, though not significant discretion

Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Act 2007

No

Yes

N/A

No

It gave further effect to provisions set out in Council Directive 89/391 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work and Council Directive 91/383 on measures to improve the safety and health of workers with a fixed duration or temporary employment relationship. The main obligations in these Directives had previously been transposed in a Statutory Instrument in 1993.

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