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JOINT COMMITTEE ON EUROPEAN SCRUTINY debate -
Thursday, 4 Nov 2010

Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals

A number of new proposals have come to the committee for its consideration. The first measure is 13553/10. Based on the information available, it is proposed that this does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next measure is 14180/10. In light of the information provided by the Department and the specificity of the measure to one member state, it is proposed that it does not require further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next measure is COM (2010) 137. Based on the information provided by the Department, it is submitted that this trade proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next measure is COM (2010) 326. In light of the information provided, it is proposed that this does not require further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next measure is COM (2010) 416. Based on the information available, it is proposed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next group of measures with which we will deal is comprised of COM (2010) 417, COM (2010) 437, COM (2010) 451, COM (2010) 452 and COM (2010) 530. In light of the information provided by the Department and the technical nature of the proposals, it is proposed that they do not require further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next group of measures comprises COM (2010) 453, COM (2010) 518, COM (2010) 528 and COM (2010) 529. Based on the information available, it is proposed that these proposals do not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next measure is COM (2010) 467. Based on the information available, it is proposed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next measure is COM (2010) 485. In view of the information provided by the Department and the technical nature of this trade proposal, it is submitted that it does not require further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next measure is COM (2010) 489. In light of the information provided by the Department and the technical nature of the proposal, it is proposed that it does not require further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next measure is COM (2010) 490. In light of the information provided by the Department, and the technical nature of the proposal, it is submitted that the measure does not require further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next measure is COM (2010) 510. Based on the information available, it is proposed that this does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next measure is COM (2010) 541. Based on the information available, it is proposed that this does not require further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next measure is COM (2010) 344. Based on the information available it is proposed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. However, the ongoing development of the EU's foreign direct investment policy as part of its common commercial policy should be monitored as it could offer significant advantages and opportunities for Ireland. It is, therefore, proposed to forward this proposal, together with the related Commission communication to the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Innovation for information and for this committee to monitor the tabling of any legislative proposals by the Commission which may result from the follow-up to its communication. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Based on the information available, it is proposed to conclude that COM (2010) 486 does not breach the principle of subsidiarity and does not warrant further scrutiny by this committee. However, given that the proposal is of some significance and may have an impact on the Exchequer, it is also proposed to forward the proposal to the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for information. Is that agreed? Agreed.

I refer to early warning notes, EWNs. Based on the information available, it is proposed that EWN (2010) C203-02, EWN (2010) L211-01 and EWN (2010) L219-01 do not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

COM (2010) 522, COM (2010) 523, COM (2010) 524, COM (2010) 525, COM (2010) 526 and COM (2010 )527 need further scrutiny. Given the significant nature of these proposals in terms of economic governance, it is proposed that they should be scrutinised in detail by the committee. To assist in its consideration, it is proposed that the Minister for Finance be invited to make an oral presentation to the committee and take questions. Is that agreed? Agreed.

In light of the fact that Ireland opposed the imposition of provisional anti-dumping duties on the import of glass fibre from China due to the negative impact duties would have on raw material costs for users of the product, it is proposed that the early warning note, EWN (2010) 243-40, warrants further scrutiny. To this end, it is proposed to seek further clarification from the Department on the specific reasons for Ireland's opposition to the imposition of provisional duties and information on what efforts the Department is making to have the difficulties reported by Irish users reflected in the Commission's investigation on whether to impose these duties on a definitive basis. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Given the significance of COM (2010) 517 in combating the real threat of cybercrime and that Oireachtas approval is required if the Government decides to opt into this proposed directive, it is proposed that this proposal requires further scrutiny. To this end, it is proposed to forward this proposal to the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Women's Rights for consideration. Is that agreed? Agreed.

That concludes the consideration of legislative proposals. I propose going into private session to deal with some housekeeping.

The joint committee went into private session at 1.33 p.m. and adjourned at 1.40 p.m. until 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, 18 November 2010.
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