Committee Reports > List of Committees > Joint > 1979 > Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities > Report No. 41 - Forestry Policy in the European Community

IMEACHTAÍ AN CHOMHCHOISTE

PROCEEDINGS OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE

Dé Céadaoin, 7 Márta, 1979

Wednesday, 7th March, 1979

1. The Joint Committee met at 3.30 p.m.

2. Members Present.

The following Members were present:

Deputies Clinton (in the Chair) Síle de Valera, Flanagan, Keegan, Leonard, Noonan, Quinn, Smith and Woods; Senators Conroy, Harney, Hussey and Mulcahy.

Senators Brugha and McDonald, Members of the European Parliament, were also in attendance.

11. Draft Report on Commission’s Communication concerning Forestry Policy in the European Community.

Deputy Noonan brought forward a Draft Report which was read as follows:—

(i) Paragraphs 1 to 12, inclusive agreed to.

(ii) New Paragraph.

Amendment proposed (Senator Mulcahy):

“Before paragraph 13 to insert a new paragraph as follows:

‘In view of the importance of forestry policy in the Community the Joint Committee requests that a debate take place in Seanad Éireann. In this connection the Joint Committee refers to the Order of Seanad Éireann of 14th February, 1979’.”

Amendment agreed to.

(iii) Paragraph 13 agreed to.

Draft Report, as amended, agreed to.

Ordered: To report accordingly.

15. Adjournment.

The Joint Committee adjourned at 5.10 p.m.