Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2013
491. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the work his Department is currently undertaking on various pieces of upcoming legislation, through a potential Bill to go through the Houses of the Oireachtas or through statutory instrument, to ensure Ireland is in compliance with the upcoming deadlines of directives from the European Union; the deadline in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27468/13]
View answerMy Department has responsibility for the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive, both of which have been fully transposed into Irish law through the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 and the Planning and Development Acts. There are no outstanding transposition deadlines for which my Department is responsible.
By way of implementation of these directives, individual Statutory Instruments are signed into law by me to formally designate Special Protection Areas, under the Birds Directive, and Special Areas of Conservation under the Habitats Directive. This work is ongoing.
