File 4 - Single European Act Part 4

430pp

Correspondence, reports and other background material relating to the Single European Act (SEA), in particular from the Irish perspective, and the work of the Oireachtas joint committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities, Leinster House, Dublin, 1987. Includes Commission of the European Communities (CEC) press releases, January - December 1987, including one relating to Ireland breaching community law in public procurement contract, 19/02/1987; CEC communication report "Making a Success of the Single Act", 15/02/1987; judgements in case of Crotty v An Taoiseach [Irish Prime Minister] and Others where Crotty felt European Communities Act was in breach of Irish constitution, 09/04/1987; "The Single European Act: Attempt at an Appraisal. Hans-Joachim Glaesner, Fordham International Law Journal, Spring 1987; correspondence to Mary Robinson (MR) as member of Irish parliament from CMRS [Conference of Major Religious Superiors (Ireland)], 21/04/1987; analysis of SEA by Irish Council of European Movement (ICEM), with cover letter to MR from Michael Hoey, Executive Director, 22/04/1987; material relating to the official Tenth Amendment of the Constitution Bill and the Referendum Bill, setting date for referendum on SEA, 04/4987; statement by Tánaiste [Irish Deputy Prime Minister] and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Brian Lenihan at Seanad [Senate] debate on the 10th amendment of the constitution, relating to power to rectify SEA, 25/04/1987 and speech by Bertie Ahern, Minister for Labour, in Dáil Éireann [Lower house of Irish parliament] for second stage of 10th amendment bill, 22/04/1987; correspondence from Hoey, ICEM to MR including copy of statement by ICEM chairman Brendan Halligan at press conference on 28th April, and information on SEA for use by MR, 04/05/1987; press release from Constitutional Rights Campaign, including analysis of SEA by Prof Mary McAleese, 09/05/1987; typed text of joint statement from MR and Alderman Jim Kemmy, Democratic Socialist Party, in support of the SEA from socialist/left viewpoint, 22/05/1987.

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