Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 July 2016
896. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the EU accounting directive (2013/34/EU) has still not been transposed into Irish law despite a deadline of 20 July 2015; when she intends to transpose the directive; and if the European Commission has raised the issue of non-transposition with Ireland. [22714/16]
View answerThe Office of the Parliamentary Counsel has recently completed drafting of the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016. I intend to seek Government approval to publish and initiate the Bill in the Houses of the Oireachtas shortly.
The European Commission issued a Reasoned Opinion on 16 June 2016. This Opinion is on account of Ireland's failure to notify measures for the transposal of the Accounting Directive (2013/34/EU) into national law.
