Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 293: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the formations of the EU Councils of Ministers on which he sits; the number of meetings of that council held from 9 March 2011 to date in 2012; the number of those meetings he has attended; the number attended by a Minister of State; the number attended by an Irish official; and if he will provide the names of those who attended in tabular form. [20000/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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As the Deputy may be aware, I have overall responsibility for EU Cohesion and Structural Funds Policy. While there is no formal Council formation for Cohesion Policy, I attended the Informal Meeting of Ministers with responsibility for Cohesion Policy in Poznan, Poland on the 25th November 2011 and the General Affairs Council meeting on 16th December 2011 which dealt exclusively with Cohesion Policy. I set out below the details requested below.