Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities "The Single European Act", submission to Joint Committee by Tom Arnold, Senior Economist, ACOT 12/11/1986; Irish Council of the European Movement "The Single European Act" report, 11/1986; Fourth Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities report no 34 "The Single European Act", 03/12/1986; Deputy Maurice Manning's draft report on 19 Statutory Instruments 10/12/1986; Fourth Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities report no 35 "19 Statutory Instruments", 10/12/1986; Deputy Joe Walsh's draft report on proposals relating to agricultural socio-structural policy and research, 17/12/1986; Fourth Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities report no 36 "Proposals Relating to Agricultural Socio-Structural Policy And Research", 17/12/1986.

"Fifth Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities - Report No. 1 the Implementation of the Directive on Product Liability" 18/11/1987 x2.

Senator Mary Robinson (MR)'s draft report on "Council Directives Relating to Credit, Suretyship and Legal Expenses Insurance", Jan 1988; Fifth Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities report no 3 "Council Directives Relating to Credit, Suretyship and Legal Expenses Insurance" 20/01/1988; Deputy Nolan's draft report on "Proposed Directive relating to Mortgage Credit" 16/03/1988; Fifth Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities report no 3 "Proposed Directive relating to Mortgage Credit", 16/03/1988; MR's draft report on "The Establishment of A European Court of First Instance", June 1988; Fifth Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities report no 6 "The Establishment of A European Court of First Instance" 29/06/1988; MR's draft report on Public Works and Public Supply Contracts" 1st and 2nd drafts, July 1988 with letter from Seamus Phelan attached to one, 13/07/1988; MR's draft report on "14 Statutory Instruments", 03/06/1988 x 3; typed document on "Proceedings of the Joint Committee 14 December 1988".

Deputy MJ Nolan's draft report on "The Second Banking Directive" 20/01/1989; Fifth Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities report no 9 "Proposal for a Second Banking Directive", 26/01/1989; Deputy MJ Nolan's draft report on "Proposed EEC Measures Relating to Solvency Rations and Own Funds of Credit Instructions and Obligations of Branches of Credit and Financial Institutions To Publish Accounts", 26/01/1989; Fifth Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities report no 10 "Proposed EEC Measures Relating to Solvency Ratios and Own Funds of Credit Instructions and Obligations of Branches of Credit and Financial Institutions To Publish Accounts", 26/01/1989; Deputy MJ Nolan's draft report on "Free Movement of Capital" April 1989; Fifth Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities report no 11 "Free Movement of Capital", 19/04/1989.

Deputy MJ Nolan's draft report on "The Second Council Directive on the Coordination of Laws, Regulations and Administrative Provisions Relating to Direct Insurance Other Than Life Assurance and Laying Down Provisions To Facilitate The Effective Exercise of Freedom to Provide Services and Amending Directive 73/239/EEC", March 1989 and amended draft report, April 1989 x 2; Fifth Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities report no 2 "The Second Council Directive on the Coordination of Laws, Regulations and Administrative Provisions Relating to Direct Insurance Other Than Life Assurance and Laying Down Provisions To Facilitate The Effective Exercise of Freedom to Provide Services and Amending Directive 73/239/EEC" 26/04/1989; Senator [Mary] Robinson's draft report on proposed company law directives, [05?]/1989; Fifth Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities report no 13 "Proposed Company Law Directives", 24/05/1989 x3; Senator MR's draft report on "Council Regulation on European Economic Interest Grouping", 24/05/1989; 5th Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities - report no 14 Council regulation on European Economic Interest Grouping 24/05/1989.

Senator [Mary] Robinson's Memorandum on "The Implementation of EC Directives", 198[6?]; Deputy Sean Doherty's draft report on social dimension of the Internal Market, 198[8?]; loose pages from unidentified reports, attendance card for Houses of the Oireachtas, and letter from Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs in relation to Joint Committee meeting, no date.

Correspondence between Mary Robinson (MR) and John Temple Lang (JTL) which includes that relating to lectures he gave in Trinity College Dublin as visiting lecturer, advice he gave MR on material she included in her courses and the exam questions she set, legal cases they both worked on or followed, events attended, work and personal visits between them in Dublin and Brussels and some personal correspondence. JLT was based in Legal Services, European Commission, Brussels, and was also involved with MR in Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL) [see P143/1/7].

Material in this subsubseries relates to the Labour party in the 1970s and Mary Robinson (MR)'s membership from 1976 onwards. It consists of four files covering Labour policies (P143/2/1/1); material relating to the General Election of 1977 and subsequent Seanad Éireann [Irish Senate] elections (P143/2/1/1/2); material relating to the Labour Party European Affairs Committee (P143/2/1/1/3) and local elections in 1979 (P143/2/1/1/4).

MR was already an elected member of Seanad Éireann when she joined the party in 1976 but successfully ran as a Labour candidate in 1977 on the Dublin University Panel (See P143/2/2/1), following her defeat in the General Election. She retained her Seanad seat, following her unsuccessful run in the local elections in 1979.

[Archivist's note: A Seanad election takes place up to 90 days after Dáil Éireann [lower house of Irish parliament] has dissolved. This means that the new Dáil has assembled before the Seanad election takes place. Often candidates who were unsuccessful in the general election who were eligible to run for the Seanad, would do so, or would get nominated as part of the Taoiseach's nominees. (49 of the Seanad’s 60 members are elected and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.) Of the 49 elected members, 43 are elected from panels of candidates representing specified vocational interests. The remaining 6 members are elected by university graduates of certain universities. MR was elected through the Dublin University [Trinity College Dublin] panel as one of 3 places on offer.]

Material in this subsubseries relates to the Labour party in the 1980s and Mary Robinson (MR)'s membership of the party until November 1985. It consists of 12 files, the first four of which cover general correspondence in chronological order (P143/2/1/2/1-4). Subsequent folders include material relating to the general election in 1981 (P143/2/1/2/5); The Labour Party Lawyers Group (P143/2/1/2/6); The Labour Party Environment Committee (P143/2/1/2/7); The Labour Party Economic Policy Committee (P143/2/1/2/8); Labour Women's Council Conference (P143/2/1/2/9); Labour party conferences 1982-1985 (P143/2/1/2/10); policy papers, conference programmes and reports (P143/2/1/2/11); newspaper cuttings including in relation to MR's decision to resign from the Labour party in 1985 (P143/2/1/2/12).

MR successfully ran as a Labour candidate in 1981, following her defeat in the General Election, in 1982 (where she topped the poll) and in 1983, all on the Dublin University Panel (see P143/2/2/1). In November 1985, she resigned from the Labour party as a matter of principle because of how she felt the Unionist community in Northern Ireland was treated and excluded during the Anglo-Irish Agreement consultations and negotiations [see P143/2/3/8].

[Archivist's note: A Seanad election takes place up to 90 days after Dáil Éireann [lower house of Irish parliament] has dissolved. This means that the new Dáil has assembled before the Seanad election takes place. Often candidates who were unsuccessful in the general election who were eligible to run for the Seanad, would do so, or would get nominated as part of the Taoiseach's nominees. (Forty-nine of the Seanad’s 60 members are elected and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.) Of the 49 elected members, 43 are elected from panels of candidates representing specified vocational interests. The remaining 6 members are elected by university graduates of certain universities. MR was elected through the Dublin University [Trinity College Dublin] panel to one of 3 panel seats.]

Labour party conferences 1982-1985. Material relating to various Labour Party conferences including photocopy of report to delegates on "Post Electoral Discussions with the Leaders of the other Political Parties", Dick Spring, Leader of the Labour Party, Special Delegate conference, Limerick, December 1982; agendas, correspondence and text of addresses including "the Project of Socialism, the Role of Labour", Senator Michael D Higgins, Chairman, Labour, 13/04/1984, newsletters and tickets relating to Labour Party Annual conference, April 1984, 20/02-18/08/1984; agendas, correspondence, newsletters and other material relating to Labour Party Annual conference, Cork City, May 1985, including brief on local community radio, 26/02-24/04/1985; Standing orders committee report, annual report and agenda relating to Labour Youth conference, Dublin, March 1984, 20-23/02/1984.