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109 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will list each EU Council of Ministers meeting since July 1997 at which he was entitled to attend; and, in respect of each such meeting, if he attended or another Minister, a Minister of State, or another person represented him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19069/01]
I missed meetings of the General Affairs Council on three occasions when urgent business has obliged me to be elsewhere. The Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Hanafin, stood in for me at yesterday's GAC, the Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation, Deputy Ryan, stood in for me at the January 2001 GAC and the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Kitt, did so at the September 2000 GAC. With those exceptions I have attended each of the GACs since I became Minister for Foreign Affairs in January of last year.
The Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy O'Donnell has responsibility for the formation of the twice-yearly meetings of the development council. I understand that she has attended each meeting since July 1997 with the exception of the meeting on 10 November 2000. On that occasion, Ireland was represented by Ambassador Denis O'Leary, Permanent Representative to the EU, and by Assistant Secretary Martin Greene, head of the development co-operation division at the Department of Foreign Affairs.
My predecessors as Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Deputy David Andrews and former Deputy Ray Burke, attended each of the GAC meetings which took place during their periods in office, with the following exceptions:
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Date |
Irish Representative |
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15 September 1997 |
Ambassador Denis O'Leary, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the EU |
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24 November 1997 |
Minister of State Liz O'Donnell, T.D. |
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Date |
Irish Representative |
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12 December 1997 |
Minister of State Tom Kitt T.D. |
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26 January 1998 |
Ambassador Denis O'Leary |
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30 March 1998 |
Ministers of State Frank Fahey, T.D., and Tom Kitt, T.D. |
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18 May 1998 |
Minister of State Tom Kitt T.D. |
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8 June 1998 |
Minister of State Eamon Ó Cúiv T.D. |
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5 October 1998 |
Minister of State Martin Cullen, T.D. |
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21 June 1999 |
Minister of State Frank Fahey T.D. |
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29 July 1999 |
Mr. Gerry Corr, Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin. |
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1. |
2362.Council – General Affairs |
25-06-2001 |
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2. |
2356.Council – General Affairs |
11-06-2001 |
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3. |
2346.Council – General Affairs |
14-05-2001 |
|
4. |
2342.Council – General Affairs |
09-04-2001 |
|
5. |
2338.Council – General Affairs |
19-03-2001 |
|
6. |
2331.Council – General Affairs |
26-02-2001 |
|
7. |
2327.Council – General Affairs |
22-01-2001 |
|
8. |
2316.Council – General Affairs |
04-12-2000 |
|
9. |
2308.Council – General Affairs |
20-11-2000 |
|
10. |
2294.Council – General Affairs |
09-10-2000 |
|
11. |
2286.Council – General Affairs |
18-09-2000 |
|
12. |
2282.Council – General Affairs |
10-07-2000 |
|
13. |
2271.Council – General Affairs |
13-06-2000 |
|
14. |
2264.Council – General Affairs |
22-05-2000 |
|
15. |
2254.Council – General Affairs |
10-04-2000 |
|
16. |
2249.Council – General Affairs |
20-03-2000 |
|
17. |
2243.Council – General Affairs |
14-02-2000 |
|
18. |
2239.Council – General Affairs |
24-01-2000 |
|
19. |
2232.Council – General Affairs |
06-12-1999 |
|
20. |
2217.Council – General Affairs |
15-11-1999 |
|
21. |
2206.Council – General Affairs |
11-10-1999 |
|
22. |
2201.Council – General Affairs |
13-09-1999 |
|
23. |
2200.Council – General Affairs |
29-07-1999 |
|
24. |
2198.Council – General Affairs |
19-07-1999 |
|
25. |
2192.Council – General Affairs |
21-06-1999 |
|
26. |
2186.Council – General Affairs |
31-05-1999 |
|
27. |
2177.Council – General Affairs |
17-05-1999 |
|
28. |
2173.Council – General Affairs |
26-04-1999 |
|
29. |
Special Council – General Affairs |
08-04-1999 |
|
30. |
2168.Council – General Affairs |
22-03-1999 |
|
31. |
2161.Council – General Affairs |
21-02-1999 |
|
32. |
2158.Council – General Affairs |
25-01-1999 |
|
33. |
2148.Council – General Affairs |
06-12-1998 |
|
34. |
2129.Council – General Affairs |
09-11-1998 |
|
35. |
2126.Council – General Affairs |
26-10-1998 |
|
36. |
2120.Council – General Affairs |
05-10-1998 |
|
37. |
2113.Council – General Affairs |
13-07-1998 |
|
38. |
2111.Council – General Affairs |
29-06-1998 |
|
39. |
2104.Council – General Affairs |
08-06-1998 |
|
40. |
2097.Council – General Affairs |
25-05-1998 |
|
41. |
Special Council – General Affairs |
18-05-1998 |
|
42. |
2085.Council – General Affairs |
27-04-1998 |
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43. |
2078.Council – General Affairs |
30-03-1998 |
|
44. |
2070.Council – General Affairs |
23-02-1998 |
|
45. |
2066.Council – General Affairs |
26-01-1998 |
|
46. |
Special Council – General Affairs |
12-12-1997 |
|
47. |
2057.Council – General Affairs |
08-12-1997 |
|
48. |
2047.Council – General Affairs |
24-11-1997 |
|
49. |
2041.Council – General Affairs |
10-11-1997 |
|
50. |
2029.Council – General Affairs |
06-10-1997 |
|
51. |
2027.Council – General Affairs |
15-09-1997 |
|
52. |
2024.Council – General Affairs |
22-07-1997 |
|
1. |
2352. Council – Development |
31-05-2001 |
|
2. |
2304. Council – Development |
10-11-2000 |
|
3. |
2263. Council – Development |
18-05-2000 |
|
4. |
2215. Council – Development |
11-11-1999 |
|
5. |
2180. Council – Development |
21-05-1999 |
|
6. |
2141. Council – Development |
30-11-1998 |
|
7. |
2093. Council – Development |
18-05-1998 |
|
8. |
2052. Council – Development |
28-11-1997 |
