Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2012
577 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the formations of the EU Councils of Ministers on which he sits; the number of meetings of that council held from 9 March 2011 to date in 2012; the number of those meetings he has attended; the number attended by a Minister of State; the number attended by an Irish official; and if he will provide the names of those who attended in tabular form. [19999/12]
View answerThe relevant Council is the Justice and Home Affairs Council. From 9 March 2011 to date, there have been nine meetings of this Council. This includes two "informal" meetings of Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs. I have attended eight meetings and my colleague Minister of State Kathleen Lynch T.D. attended an extraordinary meeting of Council in May 2011. Officials also attend meetings of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below:
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Year |
Month |
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2011 |
April |
Minister Alan Shatter T.D. |
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May |
Minister of State Kathleen Lynch T.D. |
|
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June |
Minister Alan Shatter T.D. |
|
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July* |
Minister Alan Shatter T.D. |
|
|
September |
Minister Alan Shatter T.D. |
|
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October |
Minister Alan Shatter T.D. |
|
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December |
Minister Alan Shatter T.D. |
|
|
2012 |
January* |
Minister Alan Shatter T.D. |
|
March |
Minister Alan Shatter T.D. |
*Indicates an informal meeting of the Council of Ministers.
