I call on the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Pat Carey, to make an announcement regarding the Council of Europe.
Council of Europe: Appointment of Representatives.
I wish to inform the House that the following persons have been selected and nominated as representatives and alternates from Ireland to the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe until the end of 2009: Deputy Frank Fahey, as leader of the delegation, Deputy Pat Breen, Deputy Joe Costello and Senator Cecilia Keaveney. The alternates are Deputy Peter Kelly, Deputy Tony Gregory, Senator Terry Leyden and Senator Joe O'Reilly.