JOINT COMMITTEE ON EUROPEAN AFFAIRS debate

Prelude

The Joint Committee met at 12 noon.

Members Present:

Deputy B. Andrews,	Deputy D. Roche (Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs),
Deputy P. Carey,	Deputy E. Ryan,*
Deputy B. Durkan,*	Deputy M. Sexton,
Deputy M. Harkin,	Senator J. Dardis,
Deputy S. Haughey,	Senator G. Feeney,*
Deputy S. Kirk,	Senator P. Mooney,*
Deputy R. Quinn,	Senator F. O’Brien.†

*In the absence of Deputies J. O'Keeffe and M. Mulcahy and Senators D. Lydon and A. Ormonde, respectively.

†In the absence of Senator J. Dardis for part of the meeting.

In attendance: Deputies J. Bruton and J. Gormley.

DEPUTY G. MITCHELL in the chair.