Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Messages to Dáil and Seanad

2:40 pm

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:


The Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has completed its consideration of the following motion:That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed measures:
(i) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting to Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union a number of legal acts in the area of Justice providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny, and
(ii) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No. 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters,
copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 12th July, 2013 and 23rd August, 2013.
In accordance with Standing Order 72 the following message will be sent to the Seanad:
The Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has completed its consideration of the following motion:That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed measures:
(i) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting to Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union a number of legal acts in the area of Justice providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny, and
(ii) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No. 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters,
copies of which were laid before Seanad Éireann on 12th July, 2013 and 23rd August, 2013.

The joint committee went into private session at 2.55 p.m. and adjourned at 4.05 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, 13 November 2013.