Written answers
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
EU Meetings
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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135. To ask the Minister for Health 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 and the corresponding number held in person; if he or his predecessor attended each meeting, or a Minister of State or ambassador represented the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25672/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The table below includes the information requested in relation to the Health-related meetings of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO), which is a configuration of the Council of the European Union, since 27 June 2020.
| Council | Date | Attendee | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Informal Videoconference of Health Ministers | 16 Jul 2020 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | Online |
| Short-term EU health preparedness for COVID-19 outbreaks | 22 Jul 2020 | Acting Secretary General, Colm O’Reardon | Online |
| Informal EU minister VC on quarantine/testing and vaccines | 4 Sep 2020 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | Online |
| Informal Meeting of Health Ministers | 2 Oct 2020 | Minister of State Frank Feighan | Online |
| Meeting of EU Heads of Mission in Ireland | 27 Oct 2020 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | Online |
| Informal Meeting of Health Ministers | 30 Oct 2020 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | Online |
| Informal Meeting of Health Ministers | 2 Dec 2020 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | Online |
| Deputy-Level Meeting, state of play, authorisation procedures for COVID-19 vaccines | 16 Dec 2020 | Acting Secretary General, Colm O’Reardon | Online |
| Informal Meeting of Health Ministers | 13 Jan 2021 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | Online |
| Informal Meeting of Health Ministers | 1 Mar 2021 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | Online |
| Informal Meeting of Health Ministers | 16 Mar 2021 | Minister of State, Frank Feighan | Online |
| Informal Meeting of Health Ministers | 7 April 2021 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | Online |
| EPSCO Meeting of Health Ministers | 15 Jun 2021 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | In-Person |
| Informal Meeting of Health Ministers | 12 Oct 2021 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | Online |
| EPSCO Meeting of Health Ministers | 7 Dec 2021 | Minister of State, Frank Feighan | In-Person |
| Ministerial Conference of Foreign Affairs and Health Ministers | 9 Feb 2022 | Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy TD | In-Person |
| Informal Meeting of Health Ministers | 10 Feb 2022 | Principal Officer, Jonathan Patchell | In-Person |
| Informal Meeting of Health Ministers, extraordinary meeting on Ukraine | 15 Mar 2022 | Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU, Barbara Cullinane | In-Person |
| EPSCO Meeting of Health Ministers | 29 Mar 2022 | Minister, Frank Feighan | In-Person |
| EPSCO Meeting of Health Ministers | 14 Jun 2022 | Minister of State , Frank Feighan | In-Person |
| Informal Meeting of Health Ministers | 6-7 Sep 2022 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | In-Person |
| EPSCO Meeting of Health Ministers | 9 Dec 2022 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | In-Person |
| EPSCO Meeting of Health Ministers | 14 Mar 2023 | Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU, Barbara Cullinane | In-Person |
| Informal Meeting of Health Ministers | 4-5 May 2023 | Assistant Sec, Muiris O'Connor | In-Person |
| EPSCO Meeting of Health Ministers | 13 Jun 2023 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | In-Person |
| Informal Meeting of Health Ministers | 28 Jul 2023 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | In-Person |
| EPSCO Meeting of Health Ministers | 30 Nov 2023 | Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU, Barbara Cullinane | In-Person |
| Informal Meeting of Health Ministers | 24 Apr 2024 | Assistant Sec, Muiris O'Connor | In-Person |
| EPSCO Meeting of Health Ministers | 21 June 2024 | Minister, Stephen Donnelly | In-Person |
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