79 Ms F. Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the EU directives coming wholly or partly under the auspices of his Department that are not currently fully implemented; the reference number and subject matter of each directive; the deadline for implementation set out in the directive; whether it is proposed to implement the directive by means of a Bill or by statutory instrument; and when it is proposed to implement the directive. [11356/97]

The information on EU directives sought by the Deputy was provided in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of Tuesday 11 February 1997, Official Report, Volume 474, No. 6, columns 1182-1183 refers. However, with regard to the reference to section 8 of the Equal Status Bill, 1997 in that reply, it should be noted that because of amendments to the Bill in its passage through the Oireachtas, that reference would now be to section 9. Also, it is probable, having regard to its subject matter, that Directive 96/34/EEC will be implemented by means of primary legislation.