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[[Proinsias De Rossa]] (born 15 May 1940, Dublin) is an Irish MEP from Labour Party. He is a member of the [[Socialist Group in the European Parliament]].<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/searchForm/view.do?id=1289&language=en European Parliament], MEP Directory: Proinsias De Rossa, accessed 26 January 2009.</ref>
 
 
 
 
 
==Record of Controversies==
 
 
 
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
 
 
 
[[Proinsias De Rossa]] states in his Declaration of Financial Interests that he has nothing to declare.<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-dif/1289_07-01-2009.PDF European Parliament], Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Proinsias De Rossa, accessed 22 January 2009.</ref>
 
 
 
===Record of Parliamentary Votes===
 
 
 
*[[Proinsias De Rossa]] voted against the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions.<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+PRESS+DN-20030924-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN#SECTION2 European Parliament], Daily Notebook on Patentability of computerised inventions, 24 September 2003, accessed 26 January 2009.</ref> He stated that "[the Commission, Council and the Member states] were over influenced by Microsoft" and "adopting an unbalanced approach ... would have favoured Big Business."<ref>[http://www.derossa.com/asp/showdoc.asp?AREA=3&ID=1140 Proinsias De Rossa], "Software Patents," 07 July 2005, accessed 26 January 2009.</ref>
 
 
*He was the only Irish MEP to vote in favour of the Data Retention Directive<ref>[http://www.tuppenceworth.ie/blog/index.php/2005/12/15/data-retention-how-your-meps-voted/ Tuppenceworth], "Data Retention: How Your MEPs Voted," 15 December 2005, accessed 26 January 2009.</ref> (the report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retention of data processed in connection with the provision of public electronic communication services and amending Directive 2002/58/EC), passed in November 2005.<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=PV&reference=20051214&secondRef=ITEM-008-01&language=EN&ring=A6-2005-0365 European Parliament], Minutes on Data Retention, accessed 26 January 2009.</ref>
 
 
 
 
 
==Affiliations==
 
 
 
*Vice-Chairman, Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council
 
*Member, [[Committee on Petitions]]
 
*Member, [[Committee on Employment and Social Affairs]]
 
*Substitute, Subcommittee on Security and Defence
 
 
 
 
 
==Personal Information==
 
 
 
===Curriculum Vitae===
 
 
 
*Leader, Democratic Left Party (1992-2002).
 
*President, [[Irish Labour Party]] (2002-2004).
 
*Vice-President, [[Party of European Socialists]] (1999-2004).
 
*Member of [[Irish Parliament]] (1982-2002).
 
*Minister for Social Welfare (1994-1997).
 
*Member of the European Constitutional Convention (2002-2003).
 
*Member of the [[European Parliament]] (1989-1992 and since 1999).
 
*Vice-Chairman, Committee on Petitions (1999-2004).
 
*Member of Trade Union Coordination Intergroup.
 
*Member of Disability Intergroup.
 
*Member of ATD Fourth World Intergroup.
 
 
 
===Contact===
 
 
 
:Address:
 
:Bât. Altiero Spinelli
 
:12G146
 
:60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
 
:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
 
 
 
:Phone:
 
:+32 (0)2 28 45681
 
 
 
:Email:
 
:proinsias.derossa@europarl.europa.eu
 
 
 
:Website:
 
:http://www.derossa.com
 
 
 
 
 
==References==
 
 
 
*[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+PRESS+DN-20030924-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN#SECTION2 European Parliament], Daily Notebook on Patentability of computerised inventions, 24 September 2003, accessed 26 January 2009.
 
*[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-dif/1289_07-01-2009.PDF European Parliament], Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Proinsias De Rossa, accessed 22 January 2009.
 
*[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/searchForm/view.do?id=1289&language=en European Parliament], MEP Directory: Proinsias De Rossa, accessed 26 January 2009.
 
*[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=PV&reference=20051214&secondRef=ITEM-008-01&language=EN&ring=A6-2005-0365 European Parliament], Minutes on Data Retention, accessed 26 January 2009.
 
*[http://www.derossa.com/asp/showdoc.asp?AREA=3&ID=1140 Proinsias De Rossa], "Software Patents," 07 July 2005, accessed 26 January 2009.
 
*[http://www.tuppenceworth.ie/blog/index.php/2005/12/15/data-retention-how-your-meps-voted/ Tuppenceworth], "Data Retention: How Your MEPs Voted," 15 December 2005, accessed 26 January 2009.
 
 
 
 
 
==Notes==
 
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[[Category:MEP|De Rossa, Proinsias]]
 

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