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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the European Union: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: How is "adequate" defined?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the European Union: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: The campaigns cannot start until we know who is running and we cannot decide who is running until the boundaries are reviewed to take account of the new number of seats Ireland will have. Will Mr. Jacobs outline the procedure for the boundary commission, when and how that will be formed and when and how it will report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the European Union: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Is it up to the Minister to set it up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the European Union: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Further, is the competence regarding the number of seats and the size of constituencies a national one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the European Union: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Or one of 11.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the European Union: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Those figures are typical of the turnout in a by-election.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the European Union: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: We will be having our local elections on the same day. I assume they will be brought forward as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the European Union: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: We may have a referendum on the same day as the European elections and that might boost the turnout. If we have a referendum on the abolition of the Seanad on the same day that might encourage people to come out to vote and increase the turnout.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the European Union: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I think you have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the European Union: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: On behalf of the committee, I thank you very much for coming along here today, for your presentation and for answering those questions. You mentioned that you might be able to send on some material and that would be very useful. We have a number of other meetings scheduled over the next month or so before we can conclude the piece of work we are doing on the future of Europe. No doubt,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (19 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: 69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is still committed to Ireland meeting the commitment to spend 0.7% of our GDP on foreign aid by 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29569/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (19 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been any further discussions between his Department and the National Assets Management Agency in relation to a new site for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29527/13]

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: The Deputy is overqualified.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Deputy Spring for kindly sharing his time. He spoke earlier about family connections with this House and I remind him that it was 70 years ago this week when his grandfather was first elected to this House. I congratulate Deputy Spring and his family on that anniversary. Like many of the speakers in this debate, I have had the opportunity to serve in the Seanad. I spent three and a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CES (20 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: The first item on our agenda is democratic legitimacy and accountability in the European Union. On behalf of the joint committee, I am delighted to welcome Mr. Roland Freudenstein, deputy director and head of research at the Centre for European Studies. Mr. Freudenstein has travelled from Brussels to be with us today, for which we are very grateful. This is a continuation of the meetings...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CES (20 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Mr. Freudenstein. I call on Deputy Eric Byrne, followed by Deputy Paschal Donohoe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CES (20 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: We all know about that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CES (20 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Would such a chamber be similar to the German Bundesrat, which takes members from the different länder?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CES (20 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: That point was widely debated in this country during the first referendum campaign relating to the Lisbon treaty. Commissioners are supposed to be independent of the countries from which they come.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CES (20 Jun 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: The reality is, however, that countries want to have their own Commissioners. That was one of the reasons the first referendum on the Lisbon treaty failed. It was not the main reason but it was certainly a contributory factor. The Lisbon treaty was easier to sell during the second referendum campaign because we obtained a guarantee that Ireland would retain its Commissioner.