Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Question 239: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the EU Council of Ministers on which he sits; the number of meetings of that Council that have been held between 2007 and 2011; the number of those meetings that he attended; the number that were attended by the relevant Minister of State; the number that were attended by an Irish official; if he will provide the names of those who attended in tabular form. [5466/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Minister for Education & Skills sits on the EU Council of Ministers for Education. This Council meets three times a year, in February, May and November. From 2007 to 2011 inclusive, fifteen meetings of the Council have been held. Of these, the Minister for Education & Skills attended six, a Minister of State attended five and officials deputised at four.

The names of those who attended are attached in tabular form.