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Seanad Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 25 Jul 1973

Vol. 75 No. 7

Joint Committee on Secondary Legislation of the European Communities: Motion.

I move:

(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 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.

This is a motion to set up the Joint Committee which was already discussed.

We are agreeable to this motion going through on the basis that we can have a substantial debate on the Bill proper, either tomorrow or Friday.

I might just make it clear that at this stage there is no question of amending the terms of the motion on the Bill. When we come to the Bill I should like to discuss a few of the terms of the motion which could have been improved. I take it that there will be no objection to certain detailed aspects of the motion being discussed on the Bill.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs will be here and I have no doubt he will welcome the views of Senators.

Question put and agreed to.
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