Seanad Éireann debate -
Thursday, 11 Oct 2018

Vol. 260 No. 10

EU Regulations: Motions

Senator Jerry Buttimer

I move:

That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed measure:

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents),

a copy of which was laid before Seanad Éireann on 21 June 2018.

Question put and agreed to.

Senator Jerry Buttimer

I move:

That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed measure:

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 of 28 May, 2001 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters,

a copy of which was laid before Seanad Éireann on 6 July 2018.

Question put and agreed to.

Sitting suspended at 12.35 p.m. and resumed at 12.45 p.m.