Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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138. To ask the Taoiseach the attendees of the weekly Economic Management Council meetings; if there has been any change in the attendees since the EMC was first established; and his plans to broaden the membership of the EMC. [39193/13]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Economic Management Council has four members: the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. There are no plans to broaden the membership of the EMC.

A Second Secretary General has been appointed in my Department whose responsibilities include managing support for the Council and who reports to the Tánaiste on matters relating to the Council.

Additional support for the Council is provided from within the existing resources of my Department, working in close conjunction with staff from the Departments of Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Senior officials and advisers to each of the members of the Council attend meetings on a regular basis, in line with precedent.