Joint Committee on European Affairs

2002 - 2007

(Select Committee of Dáil Éireann and
Select Committee of Seanad Éireann)

Members of the Joint Committee

Deputies

Barry Andrews (Fianna Fáil)
Jim O'Keeffe (Fine Gael)
Pat Carey (Fianna Fáil)
Marian Harkin (Other)
Seán Haughey (Fianna Fáil) (Vice-Chairman)
Seamus Kirk (Fianna Fáil)
Gay Mitchell (Fine Gael) (Chairman)
Michael Mulcahy (Fianna Fáil)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Sinn Féin)
Mae Sexton (Progressive Democrats)
Ruairí Quinn (Labour)

• Jack Wall was discharged
  by order of the Dáil 7 November 2002
• Ruairí Quinn replaced Jack Wall
  by order of the Dail 7 November 2002
• Séan Haughey replaced Séamus Kirk as Vice-Chairman on 14 November 2002

Senators

Paul Bradford (Fine Gael)
John Dardis (Progressive Democrats)    
Don Lydon (Fianna Fáil)
Derek McDowell (Labour)
Ann Ormonde (Fianna Fáil)
Feargal Quinn (Independent)

Reports

Report of the Advisory Group to the Joint Committee on European Affairs 4 February 2003 (in PDF format)

• Link to Joint Committee Debates (revised)

• Joint Committee Debates (unrevised)

10 February 2003
12 February 2003
13 February 2003
18 February 2003
25 February 2003
3 March 2003
12 March 2003
24 March 2003
8 April 2003
10 April 2003
15 April 2003
23 April 2003
9 May 2003
14 May 2003
27 May 2003
9 June 2003
11 June 2003
25 June 2003
16 July 2003 General Affairs and External Relations Council
24 July 2003 Convention on the Future of Europe
9 September 2003
24 September 2003
8 October 2003 General Affairs and External Relations Council: Ministerial Presentation German Bundestag: Presentation
29 October 2003 Bundestag EU Affairs Committee: Presentation
15 October 2003 Amnesty International: Presentation
5 November 2003 Visit by delegation from the Ratification committee of the Hungarian National Assembly
6 November 2003
12 November 2003 General Affairs and External Relations Council Agenda
18 November 2003 Visit of Delegation from Cypriot Parliament
19 November 2003 Visit of UN High Commissioner for Refugees
4 December 2003 General Affairs and External Relations Council: Ministerial Presentation
10 December 2003 Report on the Role of the European Court of Auditors: Presentation
17 December 2003 Visit of Icelandic Parliamentary Delegates Regional Development in a European Context: Presentation.
19 January 2004 Visit by Delegation from Danish European Union Affairs Committee
21 January 2004 General Affairs and External Relations Council: Ministerial Presentation
29 January 2004 Visit by Swedish Parliamentary Delegation
4 February 2004 Novel Foods: Motion
11 February 2004 Lisbon Agenda - Module 1: Competitiveness
18 February 2004 General Affairs and External Relations Council: Ministerial Presentation
25 February 2004 Lisbon Agenda - Module 2: Employment
19 March 2004 General Affairs External Relations Council: Ministerial Presentation
24 March 2004   Lisbon Strategy - Module 4: Sustainable Growth.

 

• Link to Select Committee Debates (revised)

Clerk to the Committee:   Jim Mulkerrins

e-mail: jim.mulkerrins@oireachtas.ie
Telephone: + 353 (0) 1 618 3475

Policy Advisor: Dermot O'Mahony

e-mail: Dermot.OMahoney@oireachtas.ie
Telephone: + 353 (0) 1 618 3924

Joint Committee Secretariat
e-mail:  eu.committee@oireachtas.ie
Telephone: + 353 (0) 1 618 3881
Fax: + 353 (0) 1 618 4123
also
Fax: + 353 (0) 1 618 4124

Joint Committee on European Affairs
Houses of the Oireachtas
Leinster House
Dublin 2
Ireland

Relevant Documentation

• Orders of Reference agreed by Dáil Éireann on 27 June 2002
• The Members were appointed to the Dáil select committee on 27 June 2002 by Dáil Éireann.
• Orders of reference agreed by Seanad Éireann on 17 October 2002
• Orders of reference amended by Seanad Éireann on 23 October 2002
• The Members were appointed to the Seanad select committee on 6 November 2002
• The Select Committee on European Affairs decided today to establish an Advisory Group to examine the role of the European Union in its relations with developing countries. Press Release 31 July 2002
• Information Brochure (available shortly).
• Report by John Bruton T.D., Member on the Convention on the future of Europe, to the Joint Committee on European Affairs on Friday 29 November 2002
• Press Release 16 January 2003
  Joint Committee on European Affairs Meeting in Castlebar, Co. Mayo on Friday 31 January 2003

Useful Web sites re European Union

www.europa.eu.int
Europa, the European Union on-line. An informative site which provides a comprehensive overview of the unions activities and institutions in conjunction with a detailed analysis of its official documents  

www.iiea.com
The website of the Irish institute of European affairs devotes itself primarily to the study and consequences of European integration from an Irish perspective while also possessing a useful resource on speeches and publications.

www.europarl.ie
The European Parliament Office in Ireland site provides an insight into the workings of the Parliament in an Irish context, informing the public of issues from the committees to Irelands fifteen MEPs.

www.euronews.net
An independent European orientated news site, which provides helpful links to all aspects of the Union.

wwwarc.iue.it
The Historical Archives of the European Union contains a vast collection of the historical back round of the European project utilizing the resource of the European University Institute. This coupled with a detailed search facility makes it an ideal starting point for research into the EU and its foundation.

www.eurochannel.de
This site has some helpful tools that allow the user to easily navigate through the policies and institutions of the EU.

www.eun.org
A European partnership website consisting of more than 20 European Ministries of Education developing learning and resources for schools, teachers and pupils across Europe.  

www.euroguide.org
Euroguide. A user-friendly subject gateway site of all things European guiding the user through the maze of Euro jargon with a helpful A-Z search facility of all aspects of the European Union. 

www.eustudies.org
A non-profit site that provides essays, documents and articles from a European Union perspective, submitted by scholars and academics from around the world 

www.europeanmovement.ie
A voluntary website that aims to promote the economic, political and social development of Europe and Irelands place within Europe dealing with topics ranging from EU enlargement to the various treaties.  

www.forumoneurope.ie
The National Forum on Europe facilitates a platform for debate on issues relevant to Irelands membership of an enlarging and evolving union while offering opinions and links to political parties, MEPs and a broad spectrum of social partners. 

www.euireland.ie
This site deals with Irelands relationship with the European Union and how it affects us in our every day lives .It also has the added bonus of a EU fast facts search facility and a gateway to the EU Commission Office in Ireland

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