Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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113. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the nine nominees of the Government to the European Economic and Social Committee; the term of office of each of the nominees; and the number of terms to date each member has served, in tabular form. [54250/18]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is an advisory body whose function is to represent economic and social interests in the Union’s decision-making process.

The EESC has 350 members, who are drawn from economic and social interest groups in Europe, nominated by national governments and appointed by the Council of the European Union for a renewable five year term of office. The latest renewal was in October 2015, for the 2015-2020 term of office.

The members of the Economic and Social Committee are completely independent in the performance of their duties, in the Union's general interest.

The number of members is in proportion to the country’s population. Ireland has nine places on the EESC, as follows: