Seanad debates

Wednesday, 16 October 2002

European Union (Scrutiny) Bill, 2001 changed from European Union Bill, 2001: Second Stage.

 

Section 5 of the Bill is an amendment proposed by Fine Gael which the Government was happy to accept on Committee Stage in the Dáil. It provides for an annual report by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs to each House of the Oireachtas on the operation of the scrutiny arrangements in the preceding year. Such reports are a standard feature of scrutiny systems in other EU member states and will provide an opportunity to review the effectiveness of the scrutiny arrangements. The last section of the Bill is the usual short title and collective citation.

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