The Irish government has launched a new online tool tracking Ireland’s implementation of EU law.
A dedicated section on Ireland.ie — managed and curated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on behalf of the government — now highlights how Ireland implements EU law in a bid to improve transparency.
The page provides up-to-date information for the public on the performance of government departments in transposing EU directives into Irish law.
It also outlines the EU legislative process in detail, and explains infringement procedures, in cases where there are delays in transposing EU directives into national law.
At present, the page says Ireland’s “transposition deficit” was 0.7 per cent as of December 2025, better than the EU average of 1.1 per cent.
It notes that Ireland currently faces transposition obligations for 33 directives that have a transposition deadline ending during 2026.
It also points out that, as of February 2026, Ireland is facing 46 infringement procedures for failure to transpose EU laws — though points out this is better than the EU average of 60 procedures.
Thomas Byrne, minister of state for European affairs and defence, said: “I believe in promoting transparency around the implementation of EU law in Ireland.
“EU directives cover diverse areas, such as workers’ rights, environmental standards, financial regulation, consumer protection and much more.
“Ultimately, EU directives are designed to improve the lives of EU citizens, including in Ireland, but transparency is also in the public interest.
“I welcome the launch of a new dedicated section on Ireland.ie, created in the interests of public transparency, and focused on how Ireland implements EU law.”
He added: “Ireland is consistently ranked amongst the better performing EU member states but we cannot be complacent. We must strive for the timeliest transposition of EU Directives.
“The Irish government is determined to maintain and improve our transposition deficit record during our EU presidency, which stands at 0.7 per cent, against an EU average of 1.1 per cent.
“In the interests of public transparency, I have arranged to have details of the 33 directives which are due to be transposed into Irish law this year put on this new dedicated section on Ireland.ie.
“Details of infringement proceedings against Ireland are also included in this new section. Details of these directives and infringement proceedings will be updated regularly.”