Seanad debates

Wednesday, 9 October 2002

Sub-Committee of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges: Motion.

 

The President of the European Parliament, Mr. Pat Cox, will attend this House tomorrow. I thank him, in advance, for agreeing to come here and be questioned on the workings of the European Union. We will have an opportunity to invite Commissioners to this House to discuss the issues and policies they are pursuing. It is an environment in which social partnership can flourish, where organisations nominate speakers to discuss recent development in various industries. Let us provide a forum where representatives can speak from the inside out rather than from the outside in. We have a tremendous forum whereby representatives of national organisations can put their ideas to us as elected members of Seanad Éireann. That is one of the areas we should examine within the current structures.

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