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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 11 Dec 2001

Vol. 546 No. 3

Written Answers. - EU Council Meetings.

Jim O'Keeffe

Question:

280 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the meetings, formal and informal, of European Union Councils relevant to his portfolio held since June 1997; the number of such meetings personally attended by him; and where not so attended, the person who led the Irish delegation at such council meetings. [31941/01]

Information regarding the European Council Ministers' meetings, both formal and informal, held since June 1997, and relevant to my portfolio is set out in the following table.

European Council of Environment Ministers

Date

Attendance

16 October, 1997

Minister Dempsey

16 December, 1997

Minister Dempsey

23 March, 1998

Minister of State Wallace

16/17 June, 1998

Minister Dempsey

6 October, 1998

Minister Dempsey

21 December, 1998

Minister Dempsey

11 March, 1999

Minister Dempsey

24/25 June, 1999

Minister Dempsey

12 October, 1999

Minister Dempsey

Date

Attendance

13/14 December, 1999

Mr James Brennan, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the EU

30 March, 2000

Minister Dempsey

22 June, 2000

Minister Dempsey

10 October, 2000

Minister Dempsey

7 November, 2000

Minister Dempsey

18/19 December, 2000

Minister Dempsey

8 March, 2001

Mr James Brennan, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the EU

7/8 June, 2001

Mr James Brennan, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the EU

29 October, 2001

Minister Dempsey

Informal meetings of European Council of Environment Ministers

Date

Attendance

24/26 April, 1998

Minister Dempsey

17/19 July, 1998

Minister Dempsey

7/11 May, 1999

Minister Dempsey

10/11 May, 1999

Minister of State Molloy

23/25 July, 1999

Minister Dempsey

4/5 October, 1999

Minister of State Wallace

15/16 April, 2000

Minister Dempsey

14/16 July, 2000

Minister Dempsey

2 November, 2000

Mr Finian Matthews, Principal Officer, Department of the Environment & Local Government

30 March/1 April, 2001

Minister Dempsey

14 July, 2001

Mr. Finian Matthews, Principal Officer, Department of the Environment & Local Government

14/16 September, 2001

Ms Geraldine Tallon, Assistant Secretary, Department of the Environment & Local Government

9 October, 2001

Mr Pat Macken, Principal Officer, Department of the Environment & Local Government

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