Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 February 2021
115. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of her Department; and the number of formal and informal meetings, respectively held virtually. [10824/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn the period specified by the Deputy, two European Council Education, Youth Culture and Sport (EYCS) meetings in relation to those sectors under the remit of my Department. The table below provides details of these meetings both of which were held on 1st December 2020. I attended the EYCS Council - Ministers for Culture and Media while my colleague Minister of State Chambers attended the EYCS Council – Ministers for Sport meeting.
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Date |
Meeting Title |
Video Conference or Physical Meeting |
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01 Dec 2020 |
EYCS Council – Ministers for Culture and Media (AM) |
Video Conference |
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01 Dec 2020 |
EYCS Council – Ministers for Sport (PM) |
Video Conference |
In addition to the formal Council of the European Union meetings detailed in the table above, on 28th September 2020 I also participated in a high-level informal (virtual) meeting of EU Tourism Ministers, in order to share experiences of the impact of the pandemic on the tourism sector and to discuss the challenges for tourism policy and the decisions to be taken for the future.
My colleague Minister Chambers also attended an informal round table meeting of Ministers with responsibility for Sport on 15th January this year. Details of both these meetings are set out in the table below.
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Date |
Meeting Title |
Video Conference or Physical |
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28 Sept 2020 |
Tourism Ministers informal |
Video Conference |
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15 Jan 2021 |
Ministerial Round Table Ministers responsible for Sport |
Video Conference |
