Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

2:05 pm

Mr. John Murphy:

I understand what the Deputy is saying. The purpose of the scrutiny process, in particular, is to bring proposals to the attention of the committee at an early stage and give the committee an opportunity to decide what level of scrutiny it wants to apply. We are always happy to facilitate the committee in that regard. That is the main business of this committee. If the committee wants to undertake broader or longer-term evaluations or assessments, it will need a different process for doing so.