Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

Accountability Report 2013: European Movement Ireland

3:05 pm

Ms Noelle O'Connell:

Thank you, Chairman. I will go through the questions as comprehensively as I can and given the time restraints. I am happy to follow up, in greater detail, with members individually in due course.

The Chairman asked whether the accountability report is done by other European movements or other organisations. As far as we are aware, we are the only European movement association out of the 40 or so that are in existence that is doing such a report. However, the University of Gothenburg in Sweden does something similar. We are tracking our accountability report, primarily focusing on Irish engagement. We are the only body here doing this since 2010. It is something in which our fellow colleagues in our different European movements are very interested. As of this date, no other European movement -----