Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 February 2026
5. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the 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 in 2025; the EU directives being infringed, the Department responsible; and the total amount of each fine, in tabular form. [13184/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraOne financial penalty was imposed on Ireland in 2025 for failure to transpose an EU Directive, as follows:
|
EU Directive |
Department responsible |
Financial Penalty |
Total amount of Fine |
Date of Payment |
|
Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU |
Department of Children, Disability and Equality |
Lump sum |
€1,540,000 |
17 October 2025 |
The transposition of the Directive was completed in March 2024, which mitigated daily fines being imposed for any continued non-compliance from that date.
