Report of the Interdepartmental Group on EU Proposal to Discontinue Seasonal Clock Changes

Following a resolution from the EU Parliament in February 2018 to reconsider seasonal clock changes and an EU wide consultation last summer, in September 2018 the EU Commission published a proposal to abolish the twice‐yearly clock change.

In view of the absence of significant evidence to support changing the status quo, the risk to market harmonisation, increased administrative burden across the EU and the concerns raised regarding the Northern Ireland/UK position, the recommendation is that Ireland should not at this time support a proposal which could result in different time zones on the island of Ireland, and which does not contribute positively to the functioning of the Single Market.

Stakeholder submissions received from organisations are available at the following link: Submissions received following EU Public Consultation on summertime arrangements.