Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 July 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals
2:10 pm
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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No. There was a row among member states with regard to the envisaged legal base. Agreement must be reached by the member states on the final version of the directive. Happily, the Irish Presidency has concluded and effecting agreement with the European Parliament will be a matter for the Lithuanian Presidency - if the matter is rapidly progressed - or by the Greek Presidency. Everything depends on the rate of progress.