Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 March 2014
145. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence when the next meeting of EU Foreign and Defence Ministers will take place; the agenda for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13798/14]
View answerTwice a year Defence Ministers attend the formal Foreign Affairs Council. The formal Council meetings are held in Brussels or Luxembourg at the invitation of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Catherine Ashton. Informal meetings of Defence Ministers are also held twice a year, one during each European Union Presidency. The next meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council with Ministers of Defence will take place in Luxembourg on Tuesday 15 April 2014. To date, we have not received the Agenda for this meeting, which will be issued by the European External Action Service in due course.
