Written answers
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
European Council Meetings
8:00 am
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 240: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of Council of the European Union's meetings that she was entitled to attend in the past three years; the number of Council meetings she attended; the number of same that were attended by officials in her place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19133/10]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Since my appointment as Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport in March this year, there was one formal meeting of the Education, Youth and Culture Council which I was entitled to attend on 10th May 2010. I had planned to attend this meeting but unfortunately I was unable to do so due to pressing domestic tourism commitments relating to the volcanic ash disruption. Senior officials deputised on my behalf at this meeting. For the Deputy's information, I participated in an ad hoc video conference with EU Tourism Ministers on 28 April to discuss the impact on tourism business across the EU as a result of the volcanic ash disruption.
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