Written answers
Thursday, 25 February 2021
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
European Council Meetings
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [10825/21]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Three informal Council meetings of EU Transport Ministers have taken place since 27 June 2020.
Due to the ongoing public health emergency, these meetings took place in virtual format only. All videoconference Councils are considered informal as no formal decisions can be taken at these meetings: decisions can only be taken at Council meetings when there is a quorum of Ministers physically present to do so.
Under normal circumstances, the Council meetings that took place on 8 October 2020 and 8 December 2020, respectively, would have been formal Transport Council meetings, while the meeting that took place on 29 October 2020 would have been an informal meeting.
Details of the meetings are available on the Council website and the website of the German Presidency of the Council of the EU at the following links:
8 October (originally scheduled for 28 September)
29 October
8 December
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