Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 October 2021

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore: Motion

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is precedent for this matter being taken further but I am not sure that we are in a position to cite that. It will be a matter for further consideration once the plenary session of the Dáil has it. In the meantime, I believe it is incumbent on us to inform the Dáil that we have given the matter consideration and that is why, in accordance with Standing Orders 90 and 89(2), it is my belief we should send the following message to the Dáil, namely, that we have given the matter consideration, that we have completed consideration of the motion and that Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the partnership and co-operation agreement between the European Union, on the one hand, and the Republic of Singapore, on the other. If the Dáil wishes to take matters further, we can produce the transcript of this committee.

Alternatively, if members wish to alert the Dáil to their belief that this matter should be further considered, that is entirely in order. Is Deputy Clarke happy with that? She might not be happy with it, but she can understand the process.

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