Vol. 572 No. 3
331 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources 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 not attended by him. [23329/03]
The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the period June 1997 to December 2001 was provided by my predecessors in their replies to his question on December 2001. The following table sets out the meetings of the EU Council relevant to my Department and the attendance since December 2001:
|
Council |
Date |
Attended by |
|
Fisheries |
December 2001 |
Minister |
|
Telecommunications and Transport |
March 2002 |
Minister |
|
Energy (informal) |
April 2002 |
Senior Official |
|
Culture and Audiovisual |
May 2002 |
Minister |
|
Transport (informal) |
May/June 2002 |
Minister |
|
Industry and Energy |
June 2002 |
Minister |
|
Fisheries |
June 2002 |
Minister |
|
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy |
June 2002 |
Senior Official |
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
September 2002 |
Minister |
|
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy |
October 2002 |
Minister of State |
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
October 2002 |
Minister |
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
November 2002 |
Minister |
|
Education, Youth and Culture |
November 2002 |
Senior Official |
|
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy |
November 2002 |
Minister of State |
|
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy |
December 2002 |
Minister Jim McDaid (on behalf of Minister) |
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
December 2002 |
Minister |
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
January 2003 |
Minister |
|
Energy (informal) |
February 2003 |
Minister |
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
March 2003 |
Senior Official |
|
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy |
March 2003 |
Minister |
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
April 2003 |
Minister |
|
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy |
May 2003 |
Senior Official |
|
Education, Youth and Culture (informal) |
May 2003 |
Senior Official |
|
Transport (informal) |
May 2003 |
Minister |
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
May 2003 |
Minister |
|
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy |
June 2003 |
Minister of State |
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
June 2003 |
Minister |
|
Energy (informal) |
July 2003 |
Senior Official |
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
July 2003 |
Minister |
|
Audiovisual (informal) |
September 2003 |
Minister |
|
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy |
October 2003 |
Senior Official |
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
October 2003 |
Minister |
