Catherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Ms Day and Ms Nolan and thank them for their presentation. Ms Day mentioned policies that countries might tackle together. I have been doing a little work on the issue of youth unemployment. Is Ms Day aware of any strategic approach to tackling youth unemployment and unemployment generally? Deputy Timmy Dooley spoke about the crisis, to which youth unemployment at a European level is related.

Ms Day mentioned the retirement age. This is relevant to all member states but some much more than others.

While it is a huge question, I am interested in hearing a brief outline of Ms Day's views on the scrutiny of European Union legislation by different member states. I believe Ireland is under-performing in that regard and while there are many different views and approaches, Ms Day might comment briefly on how Ireland might improve its performance.