Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Justice and Home Affairs Council: Discussion

11:15 am

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In that regard, the point I made is that undoubtedly there may be issues for other member states but from the point of view of our work and the areas that the United Kingdom has opted back into, we are satisfied that these cover the most important issues. From that point of view, the 35 that they have opted back into - I gave an indication of the list which I can give the Senator if she wishes - cover critical areas, such as the arrest warrants, working on child pornography issues, the serious matter of Europol, Eurojust, the mutual legal assistance, the action on the fight against organised crime and information exchange.

There is also the possibility under Protocol 36, which stipulates that the United Kingdom may decide to notify the Council afterwards that it wishes to participate again in acts which have ceased to apply to it, in which cases the usual provisions on the United Kingdom opt-in conditions on procedures will apply.

That is there but the important point is that by the date, which I think is-----

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