Written answers
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
European Council Meetings
9:00 pm
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Question 429: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Council of the European Union meetings that his predecessor was entitled to attend in the year before 9 March 2011; the dates of such meetings; in each case if his predecessor attended the meeting or if the meeting was attended by officials in his place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7452/11]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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There were four such Transport Council meetings that Minister Dempsey was entitled to attend in the 12 months before 9 March 2011. The details are:
11th March 2010 - Minister Dempsey did not attend as he was travelling to represent the Government for St. Patrick's Day; he was represented by a senior official of his Department.
24th June 2010 - Minister Dempsey did attend.
15th October 2010 - Minister Dempsey did attend.
2nd December 2010 - Minister Dempsey did not attend due to the extreme weather conditions which disrupted air travel between Ireland and Europe but he was represented by a Department representative based in Brussels.
Also, I would like to make the Deputy aware that since my appointment as Minister there has been one Transport Council meeting on the 31st of March 2011 which I attended.
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