Gavin Barrett is Jean Monnet Professor of European Constitutional and Economic Law and a Professor at the Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin

• Preface1. The development of a role for national parliaments in the European Union 2. Why are we augmenting the role of national parliaments in European affairs? Should we continue to do so?3. A slow adaptor? Eliciting a response from the Irish parliament to European integration 4. The Lisbon Treaty and economic crisis: catalysts for reform of the Oireachtas role in European Union affairs5. Where we stand now: an overview of the role of the Oireachtas in European Union affairs6. Looking to the future: reflections on how the role of the Irish parliament in European affairs might be improvedIndex

Gavin Barrett is Jean Monnet Professor of European Constitutional and Economic Law and a Professor at the Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin

• Preface1. The development of a role for national parliaments in the European Union 2. Why are we augmenting the role of national parliaments in European affairs? Should we continue to do so?3. A slow adaptor? Eliciting a response from the Irish parliament to European integration 4. The Lisbon Treaty and economic crisis: catalysts for reform of the Oireachtas role in European Union affairs5. Where we stand now: an overview of the role of the Oireachtas in European Union affairs6. Looking to the future: reflections on how the role of the Irish parliament in European affairs might be improvedIndex

Gavin Barrett is Jean Monnet Professor of European Constitutional and Economic Law and a Professor at the Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin

• Preface1. The development of a role for national parliaments in the European Union 2. Why are we augmenting the role of national parliaments in European affairs? Should we continue to do so?3. A slow adaptor? Eliciting a response from the Irish parliament to European integration 4. The Lisbon Treaty and economic crisis: catalysts for reform of the Oireachtas role in European Union affairs5. Where we stand now: an overview of the role of the Oireachtas in European Union affairs6. Looking to the future: reflections on how the role of the Irish parliament in European affairs might be improvedIndex