Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 January 2012
145 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the EU Councils of Ministers on which he sits; the number of meetings of that Council held between 2007 and 2011; the number of those meetings he attended; the number attended by the relevant Minister of State; the number attended by an Irish official; and if he will provide the names of those who attended in tabular form. [5468/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) usually meets monthly, although it can meet more frequently, if required. Formal Ecofin meetings are held in Brussels or Luxembourg; informal Ecofin meetings are convened in the country holding the six-monthly Presidency (usually April and October). Separately to the Ecofin meetings, Eurogroup meetings usually take place on the evening beforehand. In many cases when the Minister could not attend an Ecofin meeting, he would have attended the Eurogroup meeting that preceded it. 61 meetings of the Ecofin Council have been held between 2007 and 2011. Since my appointment as Minister for Finance, 11 meetings of Ecofin took place in 2011 and I attended ten of these meetings. Mr. Brian Hayes TD, Minister of State at the Department of Finance attended a meeting of Ecofin on 14 June 2011, as I was abroad on official business in the US.
The following tables set out the dates of all Ecofin Council meetings convened between 2007 and 2011, and details of who attended each of these meetings:
|
Date |
Name |
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30/01/2007 |
Brian Cowen TD, Minister for Finance |
|
27/02/2007 |
Brian Cowen TD, Minister for Finance |
|
27/03/2007 |
Brian Cowen TD, Minister for Finance |
|
20-21/04/2007 (Informal Ecofin — Germany) |
Brian Cowen TD, Minister for Finance |
|
08/05/2007 |
Ambassador Bobby McDonagh, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
05/06/2007 |
Ambassador Bobby McDonagh, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
10/07/2007 |
Brian Cowen TD, Minister for Finance |
|
14-15/09/2007 (Informal Ecofin, Portugal) |
Brian Cowen TD, Minister for Finance |
|
09/10/2007 |
Ambassador Bobby McDonagh, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
13/11/2007 |
Ambassador Bobby McDonagh, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
04/12/2007 |
Ambassador Bobby McDonagh, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
Date |
Name |
|
22/01/2008 |
Brian Cowen TD, Minister for Finance |
|
12/02/2008 |
Brian Cowen TD, Minister for Finance |
|
04/03/2008 |
Brian Cowen TD, Minister for Finance |
|
04-05/04/2008 (Informal Ecofin, Slovenia) |
James O’Brien, Second Secretary, Department of Finance |
|
14/05/2008 |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
03/06/2008 |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
08/07/2008 |
Ambassador Bobby McDonagh, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
12-13/09/2008 (Informal Ecofin, France) |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
07/10/2008 |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
04/11/2008 |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
02/12/2008 |
Ambassador Bobby McDonagh, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
18/12/2008 (Informal Ecofin, Paris) |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
Date |
Name |
|
20/01/2009 |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
10/02/2009 |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
10/03/2009 |
Ambassador Bobby McDonagh, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
03-04/04/2009 (Informal Ecofin, Czech Republic) |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
05/05/2009 |
Ambassador Rory Montgomery, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
09/06/2009 |
Ambassador Rory Montgomery, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
07/07/2009 |
Ambassador Rory Montgomery, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
02/09/2009 |
Minister Brian Lenihan TD |
|
01-02/10/2009 (Informal Ecofin, Sweden) |
Minister Brian Lenihan TD |
|
20/10/2009 |
Ambassador Rory Montgomery, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
10/11/2009 |
Ambassador Rory Montgomery, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
02/12/2009 |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
Date |
Name |
|
19/01/2010 |
Ambassador Rory Montgomery, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
16/02/2010 |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
16/03/2010 |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
16-17/04/2010 (Informal Ecofin, Spain) |
Irish Ambassador to Spain, HE Justin Harman (the Minister was unable to travel to Spanish Informal due to travel restrictions on account of Volcanic Ash). |
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09/05/2010 |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
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18/05/2010 |
Ambassador Rory Montgomery, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
08/06/2010 |
Ambassador Rory Montgomery, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
13/07/2010 |
Martin Mansergh TD, Minister of State at the Department of Finance |
|
07/09/2010 |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
01/10/2010 (Informal Ecofin, Brussels) |
Dara Calleary TD, Minister of State at the Department of Finance |
|
19/10/2010 |
Ambassador Rory Montgomery, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
17/11/2010 |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
07/12/2010 |
Ambassador Rory Montgomery, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
Date |
Name |
|
18/01/2011 |
Ambassador Rory Montgomery, Permanent Representative to the EU |
|
15/02/2011 |
Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
15/03/2011 |
Michael Noonan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
08-09/04/2011 (Informal Ecofin, Hungary) |
Michael Noonan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
17/05/2011 |
Michael Noonan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
14/06/2011 |
Brian Hayes TD, Minister of State at the Department of Finance |
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20/06/2011 |
Michael Noonan TD, Minister for Finance |
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12/07/2011 |
Michael Noonan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
16-17/09/2011 (Informal Ecofin, Poland) |
Michael Noonan TD, Minister for Finance |
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04/10/2011 |
Michael Noonan TD, Minister for Finance |
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22/10/2011 |
Michael Noonan TD, Minister for Finance |
|
08/11/2011 |
Michael Noonan TD, Minister for Finance |
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30/11/2011 |
Michael Noonan TD, Minister for Finance |
