Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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50. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of his Department; and the number of formal and informal meetings, respectively held virtually. [10815/21]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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There have been no formal Council of the European Union meetings of Economic and Finance Ministers (ECOFIN) - which falls under the remit of my Department - since 27 June 2020 due to Covid-19 Pandemic restrictions.

Seven Informal meetings of Ministers have taken place, from that date, as listed below and I have attended them all.

- 10 July 2020

- 11-12 September 2020

- 6 October 2020

- 4 November 2020

- 1 December 2020

- 19 January 2021

- 16 February 2021

The September 2020 meeting took place in a physical formation in Berlin and was hosted by the German Presidency. All others listed have taken place using video conferencing.