Written answers

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Department of Health

European Council Meetings

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Health 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 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. [56549/12]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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These Councils are normally held four times a year over two days, with health items being dealt with at two of these meetings held in June and December. Since March 2011, the EPSCO Council met on seven occasions, four of which dealt with health items. I attended three of those meetings and the Irish Deputy Permanent Representative attended the other meeting as Head of the Irish Delegation.

The attendance information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table as follows:

Date and meeting
Venue
Head of Delegation
Council of Ministers meeting 6th June 2011
Luxembourg
Ms Geraldine Byrne Nason (Deputy Permanent Representative)
Council of Ministers meeting 1st & 2nd December 2011
Brussels
Minister James Reilly
Council of Ministers meeting 21st & 22nd June
Luxembourg
Minister James Reilly
Council of Ministers meeting 6th & 7th December 2012
Brussels
Minister James Reilly

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