Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The committee will undertake scrutiny of three EU proposals and will note one adopted measure. COM (2012) 372 is a directive of the European Parliament and Council on collective management of copyright and related rights, and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses in the Internal Market. This proposal is generally welcomed by stakeholders and by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and it is proposed not to warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

COM (2012) 709 is a proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of member states. This is not a proposal for EU legislation but for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of member states. The guidelines are not proposed to be revisited until 2014 and, therefore, the current proposal is simply fulfilling an annual legal requirement under the Treaty of the Functioning of Europe. It is proposed, therefore, that further scrutiny by the committee is not warranted. Is that agreed?