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Oireachtas committee seeks new powers after €2.5m EU fine

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The imposition of a €2.5m fine on Ireland last month, for failing to implement a new EU law on schedule, has led to calls for a new Oireachtas committee to be given additional powers.

Independent Senator Michael McDowell has claimed that its members are encountering"obstacles" when trying to ensure legislative deadlines are met and fines avoided.

Under the ruling, Ireland must pay a fine of €2.5m; pay its own legal costs at the Court as well as that of the European Commission; and also pay a fine of €10,000, every day, until the EU legislation is transposed into Irish law to the satisfaction of the European Commission. Fianna Fáil Senator Mark Daly said:"It is clear that the delay in the way these laws are being implemented is costing the citizens of Ireland millions of euro in unnecessary fines. Therefore, the role of the committee should be expanded to make sure this no longer happens."

He said:"We have run into a few obstacles, and one of them is that we are finding it difficult to bring into the open the state of non-transposition and the consequences for Ireland. It now appears that millions of euros are being imposed by way of fines, on Ireland, for non-transposition of EU Directives and regulations."

 

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