EU Directives

427. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Ireland was supportive or critical of the ultimate position taken by the EU Council on the Omnibus package at the recent EU Council meeting regarding the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39698/25]

428. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Ireland raised the issue of harmonised civil liability, the need for enforcement of climate action plans, the deviation from a risk based approach, and provisions for stakeholder and trade union engagement during the adoption of the Council’s General Approach on the CSDDD as part of the EU simplification package…

303. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the timeline and process for the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive; to outline how "employee representatives", as set out in the Directive, will be defined in Irish law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38390/25]

746. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 900 of 5 November 2024, if she will set out work carried out by her Department to transpose EU Directives 2024/1499 and 2024/1500 on standards for equality bodies into Irish law; the timeline she is working towards in order to ensure the transposition is completed by the deadline…

189. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the process and timescale under which Ireland will transpose and implement the RED III Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36149/25]

164. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the planned timeline for the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive; the measures being taken to ensure employers will have adequate time and sufficient information to properly prepare for the changes; the supports that will be available to employers for carrying out job evaluation projects linked to th…

13. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his Department’s position on the provisions currently contained in the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive which may be subject to alteration or removal as part of the EU Omnibus package relating to the risk-based approach to due diligence, harmonised civil liability regime, the requirement to put i…

60. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department have had any engagement at EU level on the ongoing case on the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive currently before the Court of Justice of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33160/25]

253. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the aspects of the proposed Omnibus his Department is supporting and opposing at EU Level, with particular regard for the potential watering down of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; how he is ensuring better regulation and not deregulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33470/…

14. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on efforts to transpose the provisions of Article 12 of the Energy Efficiency Directive relating to data centres. [33086/25]

63. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the efforts of the Government to highlight the potential economic impacts of ongoing revisions to the EU's general pharmaceutical legislation; whether concerns around the proposed reduction in the regulatory data protection baseline have been specifically highlighted; and if he will make a s…

64. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline Ireland’s position in the ongoing Council negotiations on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and related Omnibus proposals (COM 80 and COM 81); the specific steps the Government is taking at Council level to ensure that a risk-based approach to supply chain due di…

248. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will make a statement on the proposal by the European Commission to extend the Temporary Protection Directive provisions for citizens of Ukraine until March 2027. [31141/25]

186. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the Letter of Formal Notice or Reasoned Opinion received by Ireland in respect of EU infringement proceedings for each of the years 2015 to 2024 respectively, outlining the respective EU Directive and the Department responsible. [29657/25]

441. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 345 of 4 March 2025 and 77 of 1 May 2025, the Government’s position on the European Commission’s Omnibus proposal on sustainability; if he will reconcile the conflicting responses given in wherein the Government both expresses support for the Corporate Sustainability Due Dilig…

442. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 4 March 2025 and No. 77 of 1 May 2025, if he will clarify the Government’s position on the European Commission’s Omnibus proposal on sustainability, given the conflicting responses; and if any human rights assessment of the Omnibus has been undertaken. [28936/25]

453. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on the timeline of the transposition process of the Platform Work Directive in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29499/25]

454. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on the proposed scope of the Platform Work Directive (PWD) during the transposition process, including the definition of a ‘digital labour platform’; the engagements to date by his Department with the Working Group on PWD transposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…

455. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the potential impact of the Platform Work Directive on the competitiveness of the Irish market, in terms of attracting/retaining foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29501/25]

156. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the recent statements by the German Chancellor and the French President calling for the entire abolition of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); if he agrees with these sentiments; if he will defend CSDDD at EU level and publicly commit to enacting national due diligence leg…

103. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 7 May 2025, through which formal notification procedure the Construction Industry Register Ireland (CIRI) regulations will be notified to the European Commission; whether this will be via the Technical Regulation Information System (TRIS) or another mechanism; and if he…

170. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the financial penalties, including lump sum payments and daily fines, for failing to transpose EU Directives into national law for each of the years 2020 to 2024 respectively, outlining the EU Directive being infringed, the Department responsible and the total amount of the fine, in tabular form. [21816/25]

222. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in his Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the reasons for any delay in transposition, in tabular form. [20328/25]

294. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in his Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the reasons for any delay in transposition, in tabular form. [20326/25]

348. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in his Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the reasons for any delay in transposition, in tabular form. [20323/25]