Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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12. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment 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. [10814/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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A total of six formal and informal meetings of the Environment Council and Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council have been held since 27 June 2020. All with the exception of two of these meetings have been held virtually and the details of these meetings are set out as follows:

1. Environment Council 30 September / 1 October 2020 - Informal meeting of Environment Ministers, which was held virtually.

2. Environment Council 23 October / 24 October 2020 - Formal Environment Ministers meeting, which was held in person and attended by the Department's Environment Attaché based in Brussels.

3. Environment Council 17 December 2020 - Formal Environment Ministers meeting in Brussels, which I attended in person.

4. Transport, Telecommunications & Energy Council 7 December 2020 - Informal Video Conference of Telecommunications Ministers.

5. Transport, Telecommunications & Energy Council 6 October 2020 - the German Presidency held an Informal Video Conference of Energy Ministers; as I was not available to attend this meeting I was represented by the Assistant Secretary over the Energy Area.

6. Transport, Telecommunications & Energy Council 14 December 2020 - the German Presidency held an Informal Video Conference of Energy Ministers.