Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2010
88 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Taoiseach the number of Council of the European Union’s meetings that he was entitled to attend in the past three years; the number of Council meetings he attended; the number of same that were attended by officials in his place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19131/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraFor the period in question, my predecessor, an Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern T.D., attended three scheduled European Councils and one Informal European Council. Since I took office, there have been eight scheduled European Councils and six Informal or Extraordinary European Councils. I have attended all fourteen of these meetings. There were also two meetings of the Heads of State or Government of the Euro Area Member States, both of which I attended.
In addition I have I also attended meetings between the European Union and other key regions, such as the Eastern Partnership Summit and the Union for the Mediterranean Summit.
Details of the meetings attended by my predecessor and I over the past three years are set out below:
|
Details of Meeting |
Date |
Taoiseach in Attendance |
Location |
|
European Council |
21/22 June 2007 |
Bertie Ahern T.D. |
Brussels |
|
Informal European Council |
18/19 October 2007 |
Bertie Ahern T.D. |
Brussels |
|
European Council |
13/14 December 2007 |
Bertie Ahern T.D. |
Brussels |
|
European Council |
13/14 March 2008 |
Bertie Ahern T.D. |
Brussels |
|
European Council |
19/20 June 2008 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
|
Union for the Mediterranean Summit |
13/14 July 2008 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Paris |
|
Extraordinary European Council |
1 September 2008 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
|
Meeting of Heads of State or Government of the Euro Area |
12th October 2008 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Paris |
|
European Council |
15/16 October 2008 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
|
Informal European Council |
7th November 2008 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
|
European Council |
11/12 December 2008 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
|
Informal European Council |
1 March 2009 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
|
European Council |
19/20 March 2009 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
|
Eastern Partnership Summit |
7th May 2009 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Prague |
|
European Council |
18/19 June 2009 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
|
Informal European Council |
17 September 2009 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
|
European Council |
29/30 October 2009 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
|
Informal European Council |
19 November 2009 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
|
European Council |
10/11 December 2009 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
|
Informal European Council |
11 February 2010 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
|
European Council |
25/26 March 2010 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
|
Meeting of Heads of State or Government of the Euro Area |
7th May 2010 |
Brian Cowen T.D. |
Brussels |
