Castlecoote-based Senator Terry Leyden has been nominated to the eight-person Irish delegation to the Council of Europe. Senator Leyden is the Government front bench Spokesperson on European Affairs and Integration Policy in Seanad Eireann and a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committees on European Affairs and European Scrutiny. The Senator was previously a member of the Council of Europe, in 1992. The Senator will sit on the legal affairs and human rights committee, the rules of procedure and immunities committee and the Equal Opportunities for Women and Men Committee. Speaking about the appointment Senator Leyden said that he was delighted to return to the Strasbourg-based body. ‘I am very pleased to return to the Council of Europe. It is a great honour to represent the country in this important pan-European organisation. I have always had a keen interest in European affairs and I look forward to representing Ireland’s interests and furthering co-operation between the many member states.’
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