Archive for the category: ‘Seanad Work’
Italy and Greece blogpost
20th November, 2013
Visits to Greece and Italy in October. Again, a late post. Apologies. An important priority is to maintain contact with other Member States on......
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Update from October General Affairs Council
29th October, 2013
Just back from my October General Affairs Council (GAC) meeting in Luxembourg. You may recall that one of the purposes of this Council is......
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The Inner Sanctum
21st October, 2013
As I write this, I am on my way back from Luxembourg after representing Ireland at the meetings of Union Finance Ministers. You will......
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My visit to the European Parliament
11th October, 2013
I have just spent the last day and a half meeting MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) in Strasbourg for first October Plenary Session of the European Parliament.......
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So, what is a Bilateral?
8th October, 2013
I am writing this note on the train to Strasbourg. This follows an afternoon of meetings in Paris. I travelled to Paris to meet......
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So what’s a General Affairs Council?
2nd October, 2013
Now there’s a snappy title for a blogpost! I am just back from a 2 day engagement in Brussels. This was centred around participation......
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5 from Portugal
26th September, 2013
This week I visited Portugal – spending Monday and Tuesday in Lisbon. On Monday I met all of our embassy staff, members of the European Affairs Committee of the Portuguese......
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Banking union key to future Eurozone success – Donohoe
17th May, 2013
Speaking at a European Presidency conference on Monetary Union and Democratic Legitimacy in Madrid today (Friday), Fine Gael Dublin Central Deputy, Paschal Donohoe,......
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100 ICT jobs for Dublin reinforces city’s international status as a high tech hub – Donohoe
1st May, 2013
Fine Gael Dublin Central Deputy, Paschal Donohoe, today (Wednesday) said the decision of Squarespace to base its European, Middle East and African Headquarters......
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22 criminal convictions this year sends strong message that rogue landlords will not be tolerated – Donohoe
10th April, 2013
Fine Gael Dublin Central Deputy, Paschal Donohoe, has said news that the Private Residential Tenancy Board (PRTB) has obtained 22 criminal convictions against......
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