Vol. 505 No. 1
208 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands the EC, ECSC or EURATOM directives, wholly or partly under the auspices of her Department, which are not fully implemented; the subject, date and reference number of each; the date on which implementation is or was due; whether the proposed mode of implementation is primary or secondary Iegislation; when each directive will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13234/99]
The following EC Directive under the auspices of my Department is not currently fully implemented:
Directive 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June, 1997, amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the co-ordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in member states concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities.
The deadline for implementing this directive was 31 December 1998.
It is proposed to implement the directive by means of: (a) primary legislation (i.e. the Major Events Television Coverage Bill, 1999, and the soon to be published Broadcasting Bill, 1999); (b) statutory instrument and (c) codes of standards, practice and prohibitions in advertising, sponsorship and other forms of commercial promotion in broadcasting services made by the Minister under section 4 of the Broadcasting Act, 1990.
It is intended that the elements at (b) and (c) above will be effected by the end of September, 1999.
I regard the enactment of the Major Events Television Coverage Bill, 1999, and the Broadcasting Bill, 1999, as an urgent priority.
