Joint report on the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty: Interim arrangements on the enhanced role of the Houses of the Oireachtas

This report, published in December 2009, provides a brief overview of the current role of the Houses of the Oireachtas in EU affairs. It examines the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty on enhancing the role of national parliaments and the European Union Act 2009, which provides some of these new powers to the Houses of the Oireachtas. The report also offers a brief overview of the type of issues which may be examined as part of the Joint Committee's comprehensive consultation process on the future role of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Finally, the report makes a range of recommendations on how the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty should be given practical effect on an interim basis pending the conclusion of the consultation process.