Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 164: To ask the Taoiseach 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. [19269/08]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I am a member of the European Council which Heads of State and Government attend. I have no direct function in relation to the Council of Ministers and I do not attend them. As the Deputy will be aware, each configuration of the Council of Ministers is attended by the Minister responsible for that area, for example the General Affairs and External Relations Council is attended by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council is attended by the Minister for Finance.