EU Directives

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 July 2013

Thursday, 18 July 2013

Questions (31)

Andrew Doyle

Question:

31. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Questions No. 169 of 28 May 2013 and No. 72 on 11 July 2013, if he will detail the representations received by the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels from industry stakeholders and organisations regarding the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive regarding the expansion or watering down of the Directive; if he will provide a full list of the persons and organisations from whom these representations came; the number of meetings the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union have had with stakeholders and interested parties regarding MiFID; with whom they were held and the date on which they took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36060/13]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Finance, and I would refer the Deputy to his substantive answer to No. 72 of 11 July 2013 which contains a list of representations received on the Directive, some of which were received through the Permanent Representation in Brussels. Given the extensive and routine contacts on legislative matters that officials in the Permanent Representation have and had with interested parties, including other Member States and industry representatives, particularly during our period as Presidency of the Council of Ministers, it is not possible to provide the detail requested by the Deputy in the time available. I have asked that the material be compiled for the Deputy as soon as possible.