Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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Question 247: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the preparations she has undertaken for the Irish Presidency of the EU Council in January 2013; the amount of money spent on EU Council Presidency related activities to date in 2012; the estimated expenditure up to December 2012; the budget for the six month Presidency specifically; the additional staff she has undertaken; the number of re-assigned staff she has undertaken; the estimated future staff requirements for the Presidency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8837/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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My Department participates in the Inter-Departmental Committee for Coordinating the Presidency and the Inter-Departmental Administrative Planning Group, both of which are chaired by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

No specific expenditure has been incurred on EU Council Presidency related activities to date in 2012 and I do not foresee such expenditure up to December 2012. I do not expect that there will be a specific budget for the EU Presidency in 2013 for my Department. I expect that staffing requirements for the EU Presidency in 2013 by will be met from existing staffing resources.