Written answers
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
European Council Meetings
9:00 pm
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Question 304: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 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. [5471/12]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department has the lead responsibility for the Competitiveness Council and for the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (ESPHCA). When the Foreign Affairs Council considers trade matters, such matters also come within the remit of my Department.
The Competitiveness Council itself is sub-divided into industry, internal market and research issues.
The following Tables list the number of Formal and Informal Competitiveness Council meetings, ESPHCA meetings and Foreign Affairs (Trade) Council meetings and attendees or otherwise for the period January 2007 to December 2011
| Formal and Informal Competitiveness Councils from 2007 - 2011 | Attendance |
| 19 February 2007 | Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheal Martin T.D. |
| 26-28 April 2007 (Informal) | Assistant Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
| 21-22 May 2007 | Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 25 June 2007 | Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin T.D. |
| 19-21 July 2007 (Informal) | Minister of State with responsibility for Innovation Policy, Micháel Ahern, T.D. |
| 27/28 September 2007 | Minister of State with responsibility for Innovation Policy, Micháel Ahern, T.D. |
| 22-23 November 2007 | Minister of State with responsibility for Innovation Policy Micháel Ahern |
| 25 February 2008 | Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Micheál Martin T.D. |
| 15-16 April 2008 (Informal) | Minister of State with responsibility for Innovation Policy, Micháel Ahern, T.D. |
| 29-30 May 2008 | Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan T.D. |
| 16-18 July 2008 (Informal) | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs, Billy Kelleher, T.D. |
| 25-26 September 2008 | Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 1-2 December 20081 December (Industry and Internal Market)2 December (Research) | Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan T.D.Minister of State with responsibility for Science, Technology and Innovation Jimmy Devins TD |
| 5-6 March 2009 | Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan T.D. |
| 3-5 May 2009 (Informal) | Minister of State with responsibility for Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources, Conor Lenihan, T.D. |
| 28-29 May 2009 | Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan T.D. |
| 24-25 September 2009 | Minister of State with responsibility for Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources, Conor Lenihan, T.D. |
| 14-16 October 2009 (Informal) | Minister of State with responsibility for Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources, Conor Lenihan, T.D. |
| 3-4 December 2009 | Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 7-9 February 2010 (Informal) | Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan T.D. |
| 1-2 March 2010 | Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan T.D. |
| 25-26 May 2010 | Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Batt O'Keeffe TD. |
| 14-15 July 2010 (Informal) | Minister of State with responsibility for Science, Technology, Innovation Conor Lenihan, T.D. |
| 29-30 September 2010 (Informal) | Minister of State with responsibility for Science, Technology, Innovation and Research, Conor Lenihan, T.D. |
| 11-12 October 2010 | Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Batt O'Keeffe T.D. |
| 10 November (Extraordinary meeting) | Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 25/26 November 2010 | Minister of State with responsibility for Science, Technology, Innovation and Research, Conor Lenihan, T.D. |
| 10 December (Extraordinary meeting) | Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 9/10 March 2011 | Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 11-13 April 2011 (Informal)Research/Industry/Internal market | Minister of State with responsibility for Innovation and Research Sean Sherlock T.D. |
| 30-31 May 201130 May (Industry and Internal Market)31 May (Research) | Minister for Jobs, Enterprise, and InnovationRichard Bruton T.D.Minister of State with responsibility for Research and Innovation Sean Sherlock T.D. |
| 27 June (Extraordinary meeting) | Minister of State with responsibility for Research and Innovation Sean Sherlock T.D. |
| 20-22 July 2011 (Informal)(Research/Industry/Internal Market) | Minister of State with responsibility for Research and Innovation Sean Sherlock T.D. |
| 29-30 September 201129 September (Industry & Internal)30 September (Research) | Minister of State with responsibility for Small Business John Perry T.D.Minister of State with responsibility for Research and Innovation Sean Sherlock T.D. |
| 5-6 December 20115 December (Industry and Internal Market)6 December (Research) | Minister of State with responsibility for Small Business John Perry T.D.Deputy Permanent Representative |
| ESPHCA Councils 2007 – 2011 (Formal and Informal Council meetings) | Attendance |
| 17-18 January 2007 (Informal) | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Tony Killeen T.D. |
| 22 February 2007 | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Tony Killeen T.D. |
| 30 May 2007 | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Tony Killeen T.D. |
| 5-7 July 2007 (Informal) | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Tony Killeen T.D. |
| 5 December 2007 | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Billy Kelleher, T.D. |
| 31-2 February 2008 (Informal) | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Billy Kelleher, T.D. |
| 29 February 2008 | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Billy Kelleher, T.D. |
| 9 June 2008 | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Billy Kelleher, T.D. |
| 11 July 2008 (Informal) | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Billy Kelleher, T.D. |
| 2 October 2008 | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Billy Kelleher, T.D. |
| 16 - 17 December 2008 | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Billy Kelleher, T.D. |
| 22-24 January 2009 (informal) | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Billy Kelleher, T.D. |
| 9 - 10 March 2009 | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Billy Kelleher, T.D. |
| 8 - 9 June 2009 | Deputy Permanent Representative (employment and consumer aspects) |
| 8-9 July 2009 (Informal) | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary T.D. |
| 30 November – 1 December 2009 | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary T.D. |
| 28-29 January 2010 (Informal) | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary T.D. |
| 8 March 2010 | Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary T.D. |
| 7 June 2010 | Minister for Social Protection Eamon O'Cuiv T.D. |
| 8-9 July 2010 (Informal) | Assistant Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation |
| 21 October 2010 | Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 6-7 December 2010 | Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 17-18 January 2011 (Informal) | Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 7 March 2011 | Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 17 June 2011 | Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton TD |
| 3 October 2011 | Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 1 December 2011 | Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills Ciaran Cannon T.D. |
| General Affairs and External Relations Council Meetings where the Department was represented by a Minister from 2007 – 2011*Meeting held monthly and sometimes include a trade related topic. | Attendance |
| 12 February 2007 | Minister of State with responsibility for Trade and Commerce, Michael Ahern T.D. |
| 29 April 2008 | Minister of State with responsibility for International Trade, John McGuinness T.D. |
| 18 July 2008 | Minister of State with responsibility for International Trade, John McGuinness T.D. |
| 21-29 July 2008.*A number of meetings of the General Affairs Council were held in Geneva during the WTO July 2008 Ministerial. | Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade & Employment Mary Coughlan T.D.Minister of State with responsibility for International Trade, John McGuinness TD. |
| 15 September 2008 | Minister of State with responsibility for International Trade, John McGuinness T.D. |
| 30 November–2 December 2009 (Geneva) | Minister of State with responsibility for International Trade, Billy Kelleher T.D. |
| Foreign Affairs (Trade) Councils from 2011– | Attendance |
| 13 May 2011 | Minister for Jobs, Enterprise, and InnovationRichard Bruton T.D. |
| 25-26 September 2011 | Minister for Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation.Richard Bruton T.D. |
| 15 December 2011 | Head of Delegation HE Mr Gerry Corr (Permanent Representation to the WTO, Geneva). |
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