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221 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the meetings, formal and informal, of European Union Councils relevant to his position or portfolio held since June 1997; the number of such meetings personally attended by him; and the details of the person who led the Irish delegation at such Council meetings when not attended by him. [23325/03]
Since July 1997 there have been 81 meetings of the Council of Agriculture Ministers, 79 of which I have attended in person. On the other two occasions, marked with an asterisk, the Department's Secretary General led the delegation. The meetings were held on the following dates:
22 July 1997
9 September 1997 (Informal)
22/23 September 1997
20/21 October 1997
17/19 November 1997
15/16 December 1997
20 January 1998
16/17 February 1998
16/17 March 1998
31 March 1998
