Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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93. To ask the Minister for Defence when the next meeting of European Union Defence Ministers will take place; the agenda for same if decided; his priorities for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20920/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The next informal meeting of Defence Ministers will be hosted by Luxembourg as part of their Presidency of the EU Council and will take place on the 2nd and 3rd September, 2015. The agenda has not yet issued but it is expected that Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Missions and Operations and progress following the European Council meeting on Defence, in June 2015, will be discussed.