Mary Harney
Ceist:28 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the employment sectors in Ireland exempt from the terms of the EU Directive on Working Hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19216/96]
Written Answers. - EU Directive on Working Hours.
Council Directive 93/104/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time, applies to all sectors of activity, both public and private, with the exception of: air, rail, road, sea, inland waterway and lake transport, sea fishing, other work at sea and the activities of doctors in training. I understand the European Commission will bring forward separate working time proposals for these sectors and the social partners are being consulted on the options available to the Commission.
Legislation to give effect to the provisions of the Directive and which will apply generally to all employment sectors, other than those mentioned above, will be published shortly.