Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next North South Ministerial Council will be held and the issues that are on the agenda [15605/13]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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I take it that the Deputy is referring to the next Plenary meeting of the North South Ministerial Council which will take place in Dublin in July 2013. The agenda for this meeting has still to be agreed with the Northern Ireland administration but I expect that the meeting will include discussions on a number of relevant issues such as the current economic situation on the island and potential opportunities to cooperate. I also expect that there will be a discussion on the outcome of the Irish Presidency of the EU and a review of the efforts we have made to involve our Northern Ireland colleagues in the work of the Presidency. In addition, I anticipate there will be a discussion on the St Andrews Agreement Review and a report by the Joint Secretaries of the North South Ministerial Council on work undertaken in the twelve areas of cooperation in the preceding six months.