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CHP6 - Government/Parliament (EU/Europeanisation (Deparliamentarisation…
CHP6 - Government/Parliament
The Dept for Foreign Affairs
White Paper -1996
Policies regarding UN,EU,development
2008 - Finical Crisis/Finance - Troika,IMF,EU
Constrained by the contours of a consensual system of Exec authority
2011 EU stuff went from the foreign affairs dept to the Taoiseach's
2011 - addition of trade to title
Dept brings legislative proposals before the cabinet & Oireachtas
Minster depends on the secretary General
Addition of two junior minister
Focus on Aid in Africa and developing countries
MDG's
Still underresourced
FP cant be carried out without being underpinned by an effective governmental machinery
Legitimacy of decision making will revolve around the ability, willingness and opportunities afforded to parliament to participate in FP
the cabinet or policy - directing body, sits at the apex of institutional power within the Irish gov system
Strong central executive control,a subordinate parliament and weal structure of local gov
Cabinets function - initiation/guidance of policy,ensure coordination between gov dept
The executive sets the legislative agenda and exerts close control over the timing of the bill
Taoiseach is the primary decision maker in international affairs, formal authority sufficient to them to enjoy influence on the INRL stage
Close relationship with the minster of foreign affairs
Taoiseach - encourages delegating,operating,and loose monitoring
Dept of FA - dumping ground
Garrett Fitzgerald - the biggest beneficiary of the EEC
Dail Standing Order DSO have been constantly amended in a manner that increasingly secured the government's grip on parliamentary agenda
Oireachtas
Constitutional perspective is arguably increasing divorced from reality in both the Irish an International context
No international agreement may become part of domestic law of the state without approval of the Oireachtas
Dail holds a debate on foreign policy annually in relation to estimates its funds on public services
Parliamentary question on any aspect of foreign affairs
Powerless talking shop as people cant really ask questions
The broad principle has already been politicised and decided
Failures - US use of Shannon airports - extraordinary rendition
Dialogues of the deaf
Joint committee on FA has provided a platform
Potential of the parliamentary committees has not been fully exploited
IRL represents a readily identifiable case of a foreign policy system dominated by gov actors and one where parliament signally fails to fulfil its constitutional mandate of holding the gov to account
EU/Europeanisation
Europeanisation - shaping policies
EU creates new exits,veto and informational opportunities for domestic actors
Transformed the dept of FA
Deparliamentarisation
Intergovermentalism
taking in account EU dimension during the national decision making process
Collective consciousness even if there remains plenty of scope for independent action
Multi- level game reduce the influence of national deputies
Patterns of Europeanisation leading to a strengthening of the executive and reduced the role of the Oireachtas in EU affairs
Pragmatic Adaptation
Gradual Incremental adjustment
Stronger co-ordination and strategic direction of IRL engagement with the EU across the whole gov
Joint Committee on the secondary legalisation of the european communities
examination of parliamentary oversight of common F and security policy highlights how in plenary session in the Dail and the Seanad thought questioning TDs
encourage top-down centralisation and bureaucratic management of policy
EU policymaking has been overseen by a combination of the dept of FA,finance, taoiseach assisted by a highly effective civil serivce
parliamentary scrutiny of government action on foreign policy as in all other areas, is weak on INL standards
allows us to punch above our weight in INLR area, but fails to engage parliamentarians or allow them to discharge the functions of oversight and scrutiny