Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 23 Jan 1996

Vol. 460 No. 3

Written Answers. - Proposed Legislation.

Frances Fitzgerald

Ceist:

576 Ms F. Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the proposals for legislation being prepared under the auspices of his Department that have not yet been published; and the statutory instruments being prepared in his Department. [19394/96]

Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications (Mr. Lowry)

The information sought is in the following schedules:

Draft primary legislation in preparation: Transport (Dublin Light Rail) Bill, 1996; Independent Regulatory Office (Interim Provisions Bill), 1996; Turf Development Bill, 1996; Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Bill, 1996; Air Navigation and Transport Bill, 1996; Electricity Bill, 1996; Minerals Development Bill, 1996; Broadcasting (Wireless Telegraphy Consolidation) Bill; Utilities Regulatory Commission Bill; Telecommunications Bill.

Statutory instruments in preparation: transposition of Article 10 of Directive 91/440/EC into Irish law concerning access to railway infrastructure; Regulations to transpose into Irish law certain provisions of Council Regulations (EEC) No. 2454/92 concerning Road Passenger Cabotage; transposition into Irish law of Council Directive 93/97/EEC of 29 October 1993 supplementing Directive 91/263/EEC in respect of satellite earth station equipment; transposition of Directive 94/22/EC of 30 May 1994 concerning the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospecting, exploration and production of hydrocarbons; transposition into Irish law of Commission Directive 94/46/EC of 13 October 1994 amending Directive 88/301/EEC and Directive 90/388/EEC in particular with regard to satellite communications; transposition into Irish law of Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995 concerning the energy labelling of household electric washing machines; transposition into Irish law of Commission Directive 95/13/EC of 23 May 1995 concerning the energy labelling of household tumble driers; transposition into Irish law of Commission Directive 95/51/EC of 18 October 1995 amending Directive 90/388/EEC with regard to the abolition of restrictions on the use of cable television networks for the provision of already liberalised telecommunications services; Road Transport Act, 1978 (Section 5) Order, 1996 which will exempt certain types of road transport operations performed by Czech hauliers in Ireland from the requirement to hold a permit; Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) Order, 1996 which will allow Czech transport authorities to issue permits on Ireland's behalf for access by Czech hauliers to Ireland; Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of certain classes of apparatus for Wireless Telegraphy) Order; Wireless Telegraphy (Business Radio Licence) (Consolidation) Regulations; Wireless Telegraphy (Maritime Business Radio Licence) Regulations; Wireless Telegraphy (Aircraft Radio Licence) Regulations; Wireless Telegraphy (Ships Radio Licence) Regulations; Wireless Telegraphy in Ships (Certificates of Competency) Regulations; the European Communities (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Regulations; the European Communities (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment) Regulations.