EU Scrutiny

The Oireachtas has responsibility for scrutiny of EU draft proposals, for proper transposition of EU legislation into Irish law and for holding the Government accountable for the decisions taken by Ministers at Council meetings. Much of the work in relation to EU Affairs is delegated by the Houses of the Oireachtas to the Oireachtas Committees. The table below outlines recent decisions taken by the Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment - Membership with regard to the scrutiny of proposed EU legislation in the area of Communications, Climate Action and Environment