Briefing All Irish MEPs
Barry argued that the Minister should brief MEPs from every Irish party, not just her own. She replied that Government Departments already provide official briefings to all MEPs on matters they wish to raise in the European Parliament.
Will the Minister agree that part of her responsibility in relation to European affairs is to brief all the MEPs from Ireland, not just the members of her own party? After all, the other MEPs in my party are members of a much more influential group than those in Fianna Fáil; her responsibility is not to her party but to the country.
Comment on this
The briefing of MEPs has been established for a long time and there is official briefing from each Government Department to all MEPs in relation to any subject they wish to raise in the European Parliament.
