Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government 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. [10819/21]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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No formal or informal Council of the European Union meetings have been held under the remit of my Department in the period under question.

Matters in relation to the environment that fall to my Department, e.g. biodiversity or water quality, generally arise at Environment Council and there have been three meetings of that Council configuration since June 2020, as follows:

The Government is generally represented at Environment Council by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. My Department provides briefing for agenda items under its remit, as required.