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EU Directives.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 March 2006

Tuesday, 7 March 2006

Ceisteanna (138, 139, 140)

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

167 Mr. Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that EU Directive 2005/4/EC was implemented before 11 February 2006; if the directive was not implemented by 11 February 2006 the reason Ireland did not meet its obligations to implement this directive before the deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9303/06]

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Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

168 Mr. Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that EU Directive 2005/5/EC was implemented before 18 February 2006; if the directive was not implemented by that date, the reason Ireland did not meet its obligations to implement this directive before the deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9304/06]

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Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

169 Mr. Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that EU Directive 2005/10/EC was implemented before 28 February 2006; if the directive was not implemented by that date, the reason Ireland did not meet its obligations to implement this directive before the deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9308/06]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 to 169, inclusive, together.

It has been decided, in the context of the Government's "Better Regulation" agenda, that these directives, which lay down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of a number of contaminants, will be transposed by a single statutory instrument. The drafting of this statutory instrument is at an advanced stage and I expect that the matter will be finalised shortly.

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