Committee Reports::Annual Report - Joint Committee on European Affairs 1997-1998::01 December, 2001::Appendix

APPENDIX 3

Meetings of the Joint Committee

MEETING

DATE

SUBJECT

1

10.01.00

EU Legislation:


Presentation by Officials from the Department of the Environment and Local Government on the proposed directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment

2

17.01.01

BSE

3

24.01.01

Minister For Agriculture and Slovak Parliamentary Committee

4

07.02.01

Department of Marine and Natural Resources

5

13.02.01

Presentation from Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus

6

21.02.01

Presentation by Mr Jim Dorgan and discussion with Minister Charlie Mc Creevy

7

07.03.01

Discussion with Maurice O Connell Governor of the Central Bank and discussion with Duchas re: SAC’s

8

14.03.01

Presentation by the Director of European Foundation for the improvement of Living and Working conditions and presentation ny Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment on proposals for assurance undertakings and review of role and procedures

9

28.02.01

Presentation by the Department of Health an d Children and presentation by Jim Dorgan on report number 01/3

10

04.04.01

Presentation from IBEC on the Treaty of Nice

11

11.04.01

Discussion with Professor Michael Monaghan regarding Animal Health Issues

12

25.04.01

Treaty of Nice: Presentation by Peace and Neutrality Alliance and European Movement — Ireland.

13

02.05.01

Presentation by The National Platform, Institute of European Affairs and Irish Congress of Trade Unions and Preparation for COSAC

14

09.05.01

Discussion with Swedish Ambassador and presentation by AFRI and the IEA regarding the Treaty of Nice

15 16

16.05.01 24.05.01

Presentation by ICMSA re: Treaty of Nice and preparation for COSAC Draft Report of the Treaty of Nice

17

29.05.01

Discussion with EU Commissioner Bolkeistein

18

13.06.01

Presentation by Slovenian Foreign Minister and Discussion re: Treaty of Nice

19

20.06.01

Review of EU Legislation and proposals re: consultancy on EU Legislation

20

27.06.01

Presentation by the Nordic Council and the Swiss Ambassador

21

04.07.01

Presentation by the Department of Foreign on a Proposal regarding the statute and financing of European Political Parties

22

18.07.01

Presentation by the Department of Finance on EU Commission Proposal for a Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme.

23

25.07.01

Presentation by Ambassador of Belgium on priorities of the Belgian Presidency

24

05.09.01

Presentation by the Department of Health and Children on the Proposal for a directive setting quality and standards in relation to Human Blood.

25

12.09.01

Presentation by Captain James Kelly on the proposal for a Directive on matters relating to Port State Control and Presentation by National Co-ordinating Body of the European Year of Languages.


CANCELLED in the light of the September 11th atrocities

26

19.09.01

Presentations by the National Co-ordinating Body of the European Year of Languages, Department of Marine and Natural Resources on proposed Directive regarding matters relating to Port State Control and the Department of the Marine and Natural Resources on the EU Commission Green Paper on the Review of the Common Fisheries Policy.

27

26.09.01

Presentation by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on a Proposal for a Regulation on the Community Patent, and by the Director of Consumer Affairs on the implications for the Irish public from the introduction of the Euro

28

03.10.01

Discussion with the Director of Asylum support services and officials of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

29

10.10.01

Economic Immigration - Presentation by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and 2 motions proposed by John Bruton TD

30

16.10.01

Address by Madame Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament

31

17.10.01

Presentations by the Department of Public Enterprise on an EC Regulation on the Internal Market in Electricity and Joint Committee’s consultants on proposed EU legislation, Curtin Dorgan Associates.

32

24.10.01

Terrorism in the European Context - Discussion with Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr. John O’Donoghue TD on the question of the introduction of a European Arrest Warrant and a common definition of Terrorism.

33

07.11.01

Discussion with the Turkish Ambassador, H.E. Mr. S. Günaltay Sibay on issues relating to Turkey’s candidature of the European Union.

34

14.11.01

The drugs problem in a European context - Discussion with the Chief Superintendent Ted Murphy of the National Drugs Unit and Scrutiny of proposed EU legislation - Presentation by Curtain Dorgan Associates.

35

18.11.01

EU Enlargement - Discussion with a Parliamentary Delegation from the Slovak Republic.

36

28.11.01

Discussion with the President of the Belgian Senate Mr. Armand De Decker.

37

06.12.01

Presentation by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on a Proposal for Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council concerning sales promotions in the internal market

38

12.12.01

Discussion with the Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus, HE Dr Nicholas Emiliou and Discussion with the French Minister with responsibility for European Affairs, Mr Pierre Moscovici

39

19.12.01

Work programme of the Committee and Proposed Legislation - Presentation by officials from the Department of Finance on a Proposal for a Regulation on cross border payments in Euro