Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Tánaiste and his officials to our meeting. The Tánaiste will brief the committee on the main elements of the discussions and decision of the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in the first quarter of 2013. He will also look towards the next meeting of the Council which will be on 22 April, which is not that far away. I know the Tánaiste has a very busy schedule and we are delighted that he is able to attend this meeting.