Eoin Ryan
Ceist:74 Mr. E. Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht when the EU Habitats Directives will be transposed into national law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7776/96]
Vol. 464 No. 1
74 Mr. E. Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht when the EU Habitats Directives will be transposed into national law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7776/96]
Work is well advanced in my Department on the drafting of regulations under the European Communities Act, 1972, to transfer the EC Habitats Directive into Irish Law. I am hopeful that the regulations will be made in the next few months.