Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2012
718 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the formations of the EU Council 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. [19997/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThese Councils are normally held twice a year over two days, with health items being dealt with on one of these days. Since March 2011, the EPSCO Council met on two occasions i.e June and December 2011. I attended one of those meetings and the Irish Deputy Permanent Representative attended the other meeting as Head of the Irish Delegation.
The attendance information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below:
|
Date and meeting |
Venue |
Head of Delegation |
|
Council of Ministers meeting 6th June 2011 |
Luxembourg |
Ms Geraldine Byrne Nason (Deputy Permanent Representative) |
|
Council of Ministers meeting 1st and 2nd December 2011 |
Brussels |
Minister James Reilly |
