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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 November 2023

Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Questions (89)

Holly Cairns

Question:

89. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52710/23]

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The information requested is set out in the following table.

EU Directive not yet transposed

Deadline for transposition

Estimated date for transposition into law

Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment

May 2017

A number of legislative codes are being amended on foot of this Directive:- Dumping at Sea - Q4 of 2024- Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 and Birds & Natural Habitats Regulations 2011 - End of Q1 of 2024- The Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 - Act passed in October 2023. Commencement of provisions will take place in due course.

The above Directive must also be transposed into legislative codes falling under the remit of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communication which is a matter for that Department.

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