Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2012
261 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the formations of the EU Councils of Ministers on which he sits; the number of meetings of that council held from 9 March 2011 to date in 2012; the number of those meetings he has attended; the number attended by a Minister of State; the number attended by an Irish official; and if he will provide the names of those who attended in tabular form. [19993/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Council formation in which I participate is the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport (EYCS) Council. Since 9th March 2011, three meetings of EU Ministers with responsibility for Education have been held under this council formation. I attended two of these Council meetings and my colleague Minister of State Ciaran Cannon attended one. The names of those that attended each of the three Council meetings are below:
20th May 2011, Education Council, Brussels. Attendees from Dublin — Minister Ruairi Quinn TD, Mr. Seamus McLoughlin, Principal Officer. Attendees from Brussels — Ambassador Geraldine Byrne-Nason, Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU, Ms Joanne Tobin, Education Attaché, Mr. Brían O'Meara, Administrative Officer.
28th November 2011, Education Council, Brussels. Attendees from Dublin — Minister of State Ciaran Cannon TD, Mr. Seamus McLoughlin, Principal Officer, Mr. Paul Gordon, Intern. Attendees from Brussels — Ambassador Tom Hanney, Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU, Ms Julie Anderson, Education Attaché.
10th February 2012, Education Council, Brussels. Attendees from Dublin — Minister Ruairi Quinn, Mr. Neil Ward, Ministerial Advisor, Mr. Seamus McLoughlin, Principal Officer, Mr. Keith Moynes, Assistant Principal Officer, Mr. Brían O'Meara, Administrative Officer. Attendees from Brussels — Ambassador Tom Hanney, Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU, Ms Julie Anderson, Education Attaché.
