Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012

Vol. 752 No. 3

International Agreements: Referral to Joint Committee

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Deputy Paul Kehoe)

I move:

That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves:

(i) Ireland's accession to the Memorandum of Understanding concerning the principles for the establishment and operation of a battlegroup to be made available to the European Union in the second half of the year 2012, and

(ii) the terms of the Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on Enhancing Cooperation in Preventing and Combating Serious Crime which was signed at Dublin on 21 July, 2011 and a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 10 January, 2012,

be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, in accordance with Standing Order 82A(3)(b), which, not later than 7 February, 2012, shall send a message to the Dáil in the manner prescribed in Standing Order 87, and Standing Order 86(2) shall accordingly apply.

Question put and agreed to.

Deputy John Halligan

A Cheann Comhairle, will that motion come before the-----

An Ceann Comhairle

It will go to the committee.

Deputy John Halligan

It will come back to the Dáil.

An Ceann Comhairle

It will come back but it may not come back for debate. If the Deputy has comments to make on it I advise him to attend the meeting of the committee, which he is entitled to do.

Deputy John Halligan

It will not come back for debate in the Dáil.

An Ceann Comhairle

No, not necessarily. It will come back for noting of the committee's report, and the motion will be approved. If the Deputy wishes to contribute on it he is entitled to do so in the committee.