Seanad Éireann has passed the following Resolution:—
(1) That Seanad Éireann concurs with Dáil Éireann in its Resolution communicated to Seanad Éireann on the 19th day of July, 1973, that it is expedient that a Joint Committee of both Houses of the Oireachtas (which shall be called the Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities) be established consisting of—
(a) those members of either such House who are for the time being delegates to the Assembly of the European Communities, and
(b) sixteen other persons of whom ten shall be members of Dáil Éireann and six shall be members of Seanad Éireann
to examine—
(i) such drafts, prepared by the Commission of the European Communities and submitted to the Council of those Communities, of regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations and opinions, of that Council,
(ii) such acts of the institutions of those Communities,
(iii) such regulations under the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and
(iv) such other instruments made under statute and necessitated by the obligations of membership of those Communities,
as the Committee may select and to report thereon to both Houses of the Oireachtas.
(2) That five members of the Committee shall form a quorum of whom at least one shall be a member of Dáil Éireann and at least one shall be a member of Seanad Éireann.
I move:
(1) That a Select Committee consisting of those members of Dáil Éireann who are for the time being delegates to the Assembly of the European Communities and ten other members who shall be nominated by the Committee of Selection be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee to be appointed by Seanad Éireann to form the joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities.
(2) That the Joint Committee shall examine——
(i) such drafts, prepared by the Commission of the European Communities and submitted to the Council of those Communities, of regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations and opinions, of the Council,
(ii) such acts of the institutions of those Communities.
(iii) such regulations under the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and
(iv) such other instruments made under statute and necessitated by the obligations of membership of those Communities,
as it may select and shall report thereon to both Houses of the Oireachtas.
(3) That five members of the Joint Committee shall form a quorum of whom at least one shall be a member of Dáil Éireann and at least one shall be a member of Seanad Éireann.