John Ellis (Fianna Fail)

In view of the fact that the Lisbon treaty has been dealt with once and for all and that all future legislation is to be referred to the national parliaments, this House could, as a starting point, create a major role for itself by having all proposed EU legislation debated in this Chamber. For too long we have heard that no meaningful work is done in the House. This is the sort of work that might well answer the public in this regard as well as provide proper scrutiny of all EU legislation other than in sub-committee.