Seanad debates

Wednesday, 20 November 2002

European Communities (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Second Stage.

 

Senator McDowell's contribution was interesting and challenging. I was pleased with his endorsement of the general approach adopted in the Bill. He is correct in saying that it is a good thing to keep issues arising under the second and third pillars, most of which require legislation, for debate in the Oireachtas. We should continue to do this. I suspect that at the back of the Senator's mind when he made his contribution, was the debate during the recent referendum on the fact that there was rubber-stamping of material coming from Europe without primary legislation being put through the House. In the areas to which he made reference, this Bill retains the requirement of primary legislation and will not go down the secondary legislation route.

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