Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 26 Oct 1994

Vol. 446 No. 4

Written Answers. - EU Directives.

Trevor Sargent

Ceist:

127 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if he will supply a list of EU Directives relevant to his Department which are overdue for transposition into Irish law; and the expected date of their transposition. [2387/94]

Minister for Enterprise and Employment (Mr. Quinn)

On 1 October 1994, the following 18 EU Directives falling within my Department's area of responsibility were overdue for transposition into Irish law:

Directive	Subject Matter
87/102	Consumer Credit
89/104	Trade Marks
90/88	Consumer Credit
90/619	Second Life Services Directive
91/322	Limit Values for Directive 80/1107
91/371	Implementation of EC/Switzerland Agreement on Direct Insurance other than Life Assurance
91/674	Annual Accounts and Consolidated Accounts of Insurance Undertakings
92/49	Third Non-Life Insurance Directive
92/56	Collective Redundancies
92/57	Safety Requirements — Temporary Construction Sites
92/58	Safety Requirements — Safety- Health Signs at Work
92/59	General Product Safety
92/96	Third Life Framework Directive
92/100	Rental, Lending and other Copyrights
91/101	Second Company Law Directive
93/18	Control of Dangerous Substances (Amending Directive 88/379)
93/44	Machinery Directive (Amending Directive 89/392)
94/12	Air Pollution — Motor Vehicles

While my Department's ongoing efforts have reduced the number of overdue Directives from 31 on 1 April 1944 to the present level, it is not possible to offer precise expected transposition dates for those currently overdue because, for example, of the need to put new primary legislation in place in certain cases and to complete consultations with the Attorney General's office in other cases. Progress is being regularly monitored and everything practicable is being done to complete the necessary transposition as expeditiously as possible.