Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Donohoe, on his new appointment. As a member of the Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs myself, I know he was a very capable member of that committee and I was always confident that he was destined for greater things, and certainly that came true. I look forward to questioning him in the committee in the near future. I also commend the former Minister of State, Deputy Creighton, on her role as Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs over the past two years. She certainly excelled herself during the Irish Presidency.

I noted from the Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs that the Lithuanian Presidency has plans for a summit in Vilnius regarding EU-Russian relations. Obviously, it is a close neighbour of Russia. In respect of energy supply and given the importance of Russian oil and gas supply to the EU, could the Minister of State comment on that?

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