Patrick Costello
Question:1. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs has met in each year of this Dáil Éireann term. [18319/24]
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The Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs oversees implementation of Programme for Government commitments and considers policy matters in relation to the European Union and international issues.
During the course of this Dail term the name and remit of the Cabinet Committee was expanded in January 2023 from the Cabinet Committee on Europe to the Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs.
The Cabinet Committee on Europe, and its successor the Cabinet Committee and EU and International Affairs, has met on fourteen occasions during this Dáil Éireann term.
The Cabinet Committee on Europe met on three occasions in 2020; on two occasions in 2021; and four occasions in 2022.
The Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs met on four occasions in 2023 and once to date in 2024.
At each meeting, the Committee discussed the agenda of upcoming European Council meetings, topical international issues and, where relevant, Euro Summit meetings.