Written answers
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Department of Agriculture and Food
European Council Meetings
5:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of Council of Ministers meetings attended by Ministers at his Department for each of the past three years in tabular form; the number of decisions made by the Council at those meetings; the number of occasions on which those decisions were decided upon by a vote; the number of occasions on which Ireland voted against a decision which was adopted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19037/08]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested is contained in the following schedule.
| Council Date | Number of Decisions | A Points |
| 10 May 2005 (Informal) | — | — |
| 30/31 May 2005 | 1 × Political Agreement | 14 |
| 20/21 June 2005 | 1 × Political agreement | 20 |
| 18 July 2005 | — | 19 |
| 11 September 2005 (Informal) | — | — |
| 19 September 2005 | — | 42 |
| 24/25 October 2005 | 2 × Political agreement | 13 |
| 22/24 November 2005 | — | 9 |
| 20 December 2005 | 2 × Vote 1 × Political agreement | 52 |
| 23 January 2006 | — | 24 |
| 20 February 2006 | 2 × Vote | 15 |
| 20 March 2006 | 2 × Vote | 2 |
| 25 April 2006 | 1 × Vote | 21 |
| 22 May 2006 | — | 15 |
| 28/30 May 2006 (Informal) | — | — |
| 19 June 2006 | 1 × Vote | 11 |
| 18 July 2006 | — | 9 |
| 18 September 2006 | — | 13 |
| 25 September 2006 (Informal) | — | — |
| 24/25 October 2006 | — | 8 |
| 20 November 2006 | — | 21 |
| 19/20 December 2006 | 1 × Vote | 68 |
| 21 January 2007 | 1 × Political agreement | 7 |
| February 2007 | No Council | — |
| 19/20 March 2007 | — | 25 |
| 16 April 2007 | — | 26 |
| 7/8 May 2007 | 1 × Political agreement | 23 |
| 11/12 June 2007 | 3 × Political agreement | 14 |
| 16 July 2007 | — | 12 |
| 26 September 2007 | 1 × Political agreement | 22 |
| 18 September 2007 (Informal) | — | — |
| 22/23 October 2007 | 2 × Political agreement 1 × Vote | 18 |
| 26/27 November 2007 | 1 × Political agreement | 12 |
| 17 December 2007 | 3 × Political agreement 3 × Vote | 20 |
| 21 January 2008 | 1 × Political Agreement | 19 |
| 18 February 2008 | — | 9 |
| 17 March 2008 | 1 × Vote | 26 |
| 14 April 2008 | — | 17 |
Ireland did not vote against any of the proposals adopted.
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