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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 23 Feb 1993

Vol. 426 No. 5

Written Answers. - EC Directives, Recommendations and Regulations.

Trevor Sargent

Ceist:

279 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if he will supply Deputy Sargent with a list of EC Directives, relevant to his Department, which have been signed by the Council but not yet due for transposition into Irish law; and when they are expected to be transposed.

Trevor Sargent

Ceist:

280 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if he will supply Deputy Sargent with a list of EC recommendations and regulations relevant to his Department issued during 1991; and the action, if any, taken on them.

Trevor Sargent

Ceist:

281 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if he will supply Deputy Sargent with a list of EC Directives relevant to his Department which are overdue for transposition into Irish law; and the expected date of their transposition.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 279, 280 and 281 together.

Details of the one EC initiative for which my Department is responsible which has been signed by the Council, and which is due for future transposition into Irish law are as follows:—

Title

Implementation Date

Expected date of transposition

Council Directive 92/85/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding

Not later than 2 years after adoption i.e. by 19 October 1994.

In advance of the implementation date.

During 1991 the EC Commission issued a recommendation on the protection of the dignity of women and men at work.
This recommendation will be taken into consideration in the context of developing proposals to amend employment equality legislation in line with the commitments in the Programme for a Partnership Government and the response of Government to the Recommendations of the Second Commission on the Status of women.
Finally, there is no Directive for which my Department has responsibility which is overdue for transposition into Irish law.
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