Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals

2:00 pm

Mr. Brendan Crowley:

One of the big differences last time was the optional element. The Department's position in 2011 was that because it was optional, we were not sure that there was a subsidiarity issue and that was a key factor in the decision.