Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister appears to have signed off on his side but I notice the European Parliament is still on our side, particularly with regard to the Hague preferences. I suggest, therefore, that we send a political message to our Members of the European Parliament to hang tough on the Hague preferences and demand that they lobby their colleagues not to submit to the Council's position on the Hague preferences. We should make a clear public statement that the joint committee supports the European Parliament vis-à-vis the Council on the issue of the Hague preferences.