Upcoming EU Business in the Oireachtas, W/C 21st April

After the Adjournment last week over the death of former President Patrick Hillery, some business has been carried over to this week.

Dáil Éireann
The Dáil will resume its debate on the second stage of the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill on Tuesday. This will end on Wednesday and a motion will be laid before the House on Thursday about Committee Stage (Health Warning: this is an assumption, I could be wrong, Will know when the Order Paper is produced on Thursday)

Seanad Éireann
On Wednesday the Seanad will resume its Statements on the Lisbon Treaty. Thursday will see the Taoiseach in the House to give a statement on the Good Friday Agreement and Lisbon Reform Treaty at 14:00.

Committees
This week only the Joint Committee on European Affairs is in action. On Tuesday it will meet at 14:00 and will have discussions on the European Commission White Paper,
"Together for Health: A strategic approach for the EU 2008- 2013" and the European Commission Green Paper, "Effective enforcement of judgements in the European Union". The committee will also discuss the Forthcoming General Affairs and External Relations Council Meeting with the Minister of State with Special Responsibility for European Affairs, Dick Roche. On Thursday, the committee will hold its third public meeting on the Lisbon reform treaty. This time in Cork. The meeting will take place at 20:00 in the Aula Maxima, University College Cork.

Oireachtas Adjourned

On Monday I blogged about the upcoming EU Buisness in the Oireachtas this week. This has been changed due to the fact that both houses of the Oireachtas have been Adjourned till Thursday at 10:30 am due to the Death of fomer President Dr. Patrick J. Hillary.

The Dáil will now deal with the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008 on Thursday. The Debate will finish at 3:30pm.

The Seanad will have no EU Business.

There will only be one Joint Committee on European Affairs meeting and this will go ahead as a public meeting on the Treaty of Lisbon, in Galway at 8:30pm at The Harbour Hotel.

Also the funeral of fomer President Dr. Patrick J. Hillary will take place today. The Requiem Mass will take place at noon at the Pro-Cathedral.

Upcoming EU Business in the Oireachtas, Week beginning April 14th

Dáil Éireann
The Dáil will resume its debate on the Second stage of the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008 on Tuesday and the debate will continue on Wednesday and Thursday. The Dáil will have no other buisness relating directly the EU.

Seanad Éireann
The Seanad will resume its Statements on the Lisbon Treaty on Wednesday.

Committees
The Joint Committee on European Affairs is the only EU Committee in action this week. On Tuesday the Committee will be considering EU-Kosovo affairs and will meet with Ms Edita Tahiri, Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo and Mr Driton Qehaja, Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of of Kosovo. The committee will also be considering the Commission White Paper "Together for Health: A strategic approach for the EU 2008-2013" and the Commission Green Paper on "Effective enforcement of judgments in the European Union"

Thursday sees the Joint Committee on European Affairs having its second meeting outside of Leinster House on the Lisbon Treaty, this time it will take place in Galway at 8:30pm in The Harbour Hotel.