Dara Murphy (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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I welcome the Minister of State with special responsibility for European affairs, Deputy Paschal Donohoe. As apologies have been received from the Chairman, I am stepping into his place. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss with the Minister of State the agenda for the forthcoming General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels next Tuesday which he will be attending. The main item on the agenda will be the preparations for the March European Council meeting. There will also be a discussion of the European semester synthesis report and the European Commission's communication on the rule of law mechanism and an informal debate on subsidiarity. I invite the Minister of State to make his opening remarks.