Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 December 2012
259. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 302 and 303 of 21 February 2012, when he will introduce the Statutory Instrument to give effect to Article 19 of the Consumer Rights Directive limiting credit and debit card surcharges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53972/12]
View answerMy Department issued a consultation paper on the implementation of Articles 19 and 22 of the Consumer Rights Directive on 6 September 2012. Though the original deadline for responses was 12 October, it was agreed to extend it to 9 November following a number of requests from interested parties. The consultation attracted a sizeable number of responses, a number of which raised issues that required further consideration. One such issue has required my Department to seek legal advice from the Office of the Attorney General and the European Commission. Subject to the satisfactory resolution of this legal issue, it is my intention to introduce Regulations to give effect to Articles 19 and 22 in the first quarter of 2013.
