Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 105: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of Council of the European Union's meetings that he was entitled to attend in the past three years; the number of Council meetings he attended; the number of same that were attended by officials in his place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19124/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Council formations for which my Department has particular responsibilities are the Competitiveness Council and the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (ESPHCA).

Since my appointment as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, there have been no meetings held of either the EU Competitiveness Council or the ESPHCA Council. The next meeting of the Competitiveness Council, which I intend to attend, is due to take place on 25th/26th May, 2010. The next meeting of the ESPHCA Council is due to take place on 7th and 8th June, 2010. Representation at this Council will be decided in the coming weeks.

The following Tables lists the number of Competitiveness Council and EHSPCA meetings and previous Ministerial attendees or otherwise for the last three years: