In advance of each Council of Europe meeting, my Department submits a briefing to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment with a brief overview of the Council meeting.
Additionally, under Section 2 (5) of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002, the Department prepares and submits Reports to the Oireachtas every 6 months on developments at European Union level. These reports summarise the number of formal and informal meetings, if they are held virtually and the corresponding number held in person and who was in attendance. These meetings and are in the main, dealt with by the Competitiveness Council (Internal Market and Industry and Space), the Foreign Affairs, Council and the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO). These reports have been published and laid before the Houses up to and including 31 December 2023 and are available on the Oireachtas Library. As the report for H1 2024 is yet to be published, please see the meetings so far to date this year, below in tabular form.
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Date
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Meeting
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Venue
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Attendee
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11/12 Jan 2024
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Informal
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Brussels, Belgium
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Minister Richmond, Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business
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22/23 Jan 2024
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Informal FAC Trade
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Brussels
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Minister Simon Coveney
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8/9 Feb 2024
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Informal Competitiveness Council (Internal Market & Industry)
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Genk, Belgium
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Assistant Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
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27 Feb 2024
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Informal
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Brussels, Belgium
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Assistant Secretary, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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7 Mar 2024
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Informal Competitiveness Council (Internal Market & Industry
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Brussels, Belgium
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Minister Calleary
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11/12 Mar 2024
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Formal
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Brussels, Belgium
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Minister Richmond
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19 Apr 2024
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Informal Consumer Protection
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Brussels, Belgium
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Assistant Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
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07 May 2024
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Formal
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Brussels, Belgium
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MERTENS (COREPER I) attaché.
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23 May 2024
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Formal Competitiveness Council (Space)
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Brussels, Belgium
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MERTENS (COREPER I) Attaché (substitute for the Deputy Permanent Representative)
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24 May 2024
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Formal Competitiveness Council (Internal Market & Industry)
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Brussels, Belgium
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Deputy Permanent Representative to the European Union
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30 May 2024
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Formal FAC Trade
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Brussels, Belgium
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Minister Burke
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