Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 April 2024
135. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the exact nature and current status with regard to the European Commission’s announcement of 24 January 2024 that it was sending Ireland a formal notice (INFR(2024)0071) for failing to transpose Directive (EU) 2022/2380 amending Directive 2014/53/EU (‘the Radio Equipment Directive’); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17904/24]
View answerThe Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications received a Letter of Formal Notice from the Commission in late January 2024 due to late transposition of Directive (EU) 2022/2380, the deadline for which was 28 December 2023. The necessary legislative measures to ensure its transposition and implementation have since been implemented by way of a statutory instrument, S.I. No. 30 of 2024, European Union (Radio Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, made on 1st March 2024. Notification of measures transposing the Directive was made to the Commission in early March. No further communication has been received from the Commission.
