Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 April 2011
132 Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of European Council meetings that his predecessor was entitled to attend in the year before 9 March 2011; the dates of such meetings; in each case, if his predecessor attended the meeting or if the meeting was attended by officials in his place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7445/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe euro group and the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) usually meets monthly, although they can meet more frequently, if required. Finance Ministers of the seventeen Eurozone Member States meet in the Eurogroup on the eve of Ecofin meetings to discuss economic, monetary and other issues that relate to the euro area. There were in addition a number of meetings of a Ministerial level taskforce which was established to consider the Van Rompuy Taskforce on Economic Governance. Eurozone and Ecofin Ministers also participated in some teleconferences during 2010.
The table at Annex 1 sets out the details of all Eurogroup, Taskforce and Ecofin meetings for the twelve months prior to 9th March 2011.
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Eurogroup/Ecofin Representation |
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March 2010-8th March 2011 |
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Eurogroup |
Taskforce |
Ecofin |
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15/03/2010-16/03/2010 |
Minister |
— |
Minister |
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11/04/2010 |
Minister participated in teleconference |
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16-18/04/2010 |
Ambassador to Spain Due to the sudden closure of Irish airspace which prevented travel from Dublin |
— |
Informal Ecofin Ambassador to Spain |
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02/05/2010 |
Senior DOF Official |
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09/05/2010 |
— |
— |
ExtraordinaryEcofin Minister |
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17/05/2010-18/05/2010 |
Minister of State |
Permanent Representative to the EU |
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21/05/2010 |
Minister |
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07/06/2010-08/06/2010 |
Minister |
— |
Permanent Representative to the EU |
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12/07/2010-13/07/2010 |
Minister of State |
Minister of State |
Minister of State |
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06/09/2010-07/09/2010 |
Minister |
Minister |
Permanent Representative to the EU |
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30/09/2010-01/10/2010 |
Minister of State |
— |
Informal EcofinMinister of State |
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18/10/2010-19/10/2010 |
Senior D/Finance Official |
— |
Permanent Representative to the EU |
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16/11/2010-17/11/2010 |
Minister |
— |
Minister |
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21/11/2010 |
Minister participated in Teleconference |
Minister participated in Teleconference |
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28/11/2010 |
Minister |
— |
ExtraordinaryEcofin Minister |
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06/12/2010-07/12/2010 |
Senior D/Finance Official |
— |
Permanent Representative to the EU |
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17/01/2011-18/01/2011 |
Minister |
— |
Permanent Representative to the EU |
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14/02/2011-15/02/2011 |
Minister |
— |
Minister |
NOTE: A number of Ecofin meetings that the Minister could not attend took place on the same day as Government meetings in Dublin, which the Minister for Finance had to attend.
