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351 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands if she will list each EU Council of Ministers meeting since July 1997 at which she was entitled to attend; and, in respect of each such meeting, if she attended or another Minister, a Minister of State, or another person represented her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19077/01]
There have been nine formal meetings of the EU Council of Ministers since July 1997, four of which I attended as follows:
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24 November 1997 |
Attended by Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands |
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22 May 1998 |
Minister represented by Deputy Permanent Representative |
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17 November 1998 |
Attended by Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands |
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28 June 1999 |
Minister represented by Deputy Permanent Representative |
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22 November 1999 |
Minister represented by Deputy Permanent Representative |
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16 May 2000 |
Minister represented by Deputy Permanent Representative |
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26 September 2000 |
Minister represented by Deputy Permanent Representative |
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23 November 2000 |
Attended by Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands |
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21 June 2001 |
Attended by Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands |
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In addition, there have been seven informalmeetings of the Council of Ministers, four of |
which I attended as follows: |
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16 and 17 March 1998 |
Minister represented by Senior Officials of her Department |
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11 and 12 Sept 1998 |
Attended by Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands |
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18 and 19 May 1999 |
Minister represented by Senior Officials of her Department |
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18 to 20 July 1999 |
Attended by Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands |
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30 and 31 March 2000 |
Minister represented by Senior Officials of her Department |
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20 to 22 July 2000 |
Attended by Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands |
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21 and 22 May 2001 |
Attended by Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands |
