Micheál Martin to Appear at Meeting of European Affairs Committee

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin TD will be appearing at tomorrow’s (9th) meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs. The meeting will take place at 11:30 am in Committee Room 1 of Leinster House.

The Minister’s presence at the meeting will allow committee members to question him regarding government policy on a number of issues before he attends the upcoming meeting of the General Affairs Foreign Affairs Councils in Brussels next week.

The principal matter on the agenda for that meeting is the upcoming European Council Meeting.

Among the key issue to be considered include:

• Possible need to change the EU Treaties to give effect to the European Stability Mechanism

• Progress on Icelandic, Croatian and Turkish accession to the EU

• Agreement on the EU’s citizens’ Initiative

• A number of Foreign Policy Issues, including Iran, Afghanistan, Middle East Peace Process, Somalia and Sudan

This Committee can be viewed on-line

ENDS

Daniel English
Oireachtas Communications Unit
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087 6949926

The full membership of the Committee is:
Bernard Durkan, TD, Chairman (Fine Gael)
Timmy Dooley, TD Vice Chairman (Fianna Fáil)
Thomas Byrne, TD (Fianna Fáil)
Pat Breen TD, (Fine Gael)
Sean Barrett TD, (Fine Gael)
Michael Mulcahy TD, (Fianna Fáil)
Mary O'Rourke, TD (Fianna Fáil)
Beverley Flynn, TD (Fianna Fáil)
Sean Power, TD (Fianna Fáil)
Joanna Tuffy, TD, (Labour)
Brendan Howlin TD, (Labour)
Noel Treacy TD, (Fianna Fáil)
Senator Pearse Doherty (Sinn Féin)
Senator Rónán Mullen, (Independent)
Senator Phil Prendergast, (Labour)
Senator Paschal Donohoe, (Fine Gael)
Senator Mary Geary, (Green Party)
Senator Terry Leyden, (Fianna Fáil)
Senator John Hanifan, (Fianna Fáil)
Senator Maurice Cummins, (Fine Gael)
Senator Feargal Quinn, (Independent)