Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

I have been in discussions with the Minister of State, Deputy Roche, concerning EU scrutiny. When the House returns for the autumn session, EU scrutiny will comprise the Seanad's entire business one Thursday every month. I will discuss this with the group leaders and the Minister of State. I ask those who represent this House in Europe for their help with the considerable amount of EU scrutiny work the Seanad will need to do in terms of the portfolios of Ministers and EU Commissioners. I intend to invite Commissioners to be present during our discussions on legislation that the House feels is of importance so that we can tease out our EU scrutiny role in the national interest. These matters must be debated.