
COUNCIL DECISION of 18 January 2010 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015 (2010/29/EU) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 300(3) and 305 thereof, in conjunction with Article 8 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the proposals made by each Member State,
Whereas:

(1) Article 300(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that members or alternate members of the Committee of the Regions, besides being representatives of regional or local bodies, ‘either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly’.

(2) Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides for the members of the Committee and an equal number of alternate members to be appointed by the Council for five years in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State.

(3) Article 8 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions sets out the allocation of members of the Committee of the Regions.

(4) As the term of office of the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions is due to expire on 25 January 2010, new members and alternate members should be appointed to the Committee of the Regions.

(5) On 22 December 2009, the Council adopted the proposals of members and alternate members submitted by the Belgian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Greek, Spanish, French, Italian, Cypriot, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Austrian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Slovak, Finnish, Swedish and British Governments and the list containing 24 members and 23 alternate members submitted by the German Government.

(6) The members and alternate members proposed by the Irish government as well as one alternate member proposed by the German government, should now be appointed to the Committee of the Regions,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015:

— as members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex I,
— as alternate members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex II.
Article 2 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 18 January 2010.
For the Council
The President
E. ESPINOSA
ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ I - ANEXO I - PŘÍLOHA I - BILAG I - ANHANG I - I LISA - ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι - ANNEX I - ANNEXE I - ALLEGATO I - I PIELIKUMS - I PRIEDAS - I. MELLÉKLET - ANNESS I - BIJLAGE I - ZAŁĄCZNIK I - ANEXO I - ANEXA I - PRÍLOHA I - PRILOGA I - LIITE I - BILAGA I
Членове / Miembros / Členové / Medlemmer / Mitglieder / Liikmed / Μέλη / Members / Membres / Membri / Locekļi / Nariai / Tagok / Membri / Leden / Członkowie / Membros / Membri / Členovia / Člani / Jäsenet / LedamöterIRELAND 


 Mr Gerry BREEN
Member of Dublin City Council and Dublin Regional Authority
 Ms Constance HANNIFFY
Member of Offaly County Council and Midland Regional Authority
 Mr Denis LANDY
Member of South Tipperary County Council and South East Regional Authority
 Mr Declan MCDONNELL
Member of Galway City Council and West Regional Authority
 Mr Patrick MCGOWAN
Member of Donegal County Council and Border Regional Authority
 Mr Brian MEANEY
Member of Clare County Council and Mid-West Regional Authority
 Ms Michelle MULHERIN
Member of Mayo County Council and West Regional Authority
 Mr Paul O’DONOGHUE
Member of Kerry County Council and South West Regional Authority
 Ms Fiona O’LOUGHLIN
Member of Kildare County Council and Mid-East Regional Authority

ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ II - ANEXO II - PŘÍLOHA II - BILAG II - ANHANG II - II LISA - ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IΙ - ANNEX II - ANNEXE II - ALLEGATO II - II PIELIKUMS - II PRIEDAS - II. MELLÉKLET - ANNESS II - BIJLAGE II - ZAŁĄCZNIK II - ANEXO II - ANEXA II - PRÍLOHA II - PRILOGA II - LIITE II - BILAGA II
Заместник-членове / Suplentes / Náhradníci / Suppleanter / Stellvertreter / Asendusliikmed / Αναπληρωτές / Alternates / Suppléants / Supplenti / Aizstājēji / Pakaitiniai nariai / Póttagok / Supplenti / Plaatsvervangers / Zastępcy / Suplentes / Supleanți / Náhradníci / Nadomestni člani / Varajäsenet / SuppleanterDEUTSCHLAND 

Herr Gustav BERGEMANN

Mitglied des Thüringer Landtags
IRELAND 


 Mr Terry BRENNAN
Member of Louth County Council
 Ms Maria BYRNE
Member of Limerick City Council
 Ms Mary FREEHILL
Member of Dublin City Council
 Mr John LAHART
Member of South Dublin County Council
 Mr Michael MCGREAL
Member of Roscommon County Council
 Mr Niall MCNELIS
Member of Galway City Council
 Mr John PENDER
Member of Carlow County Council
 Ms Mary SHIELDS
Member of Cork City Council
 Mr Barney STEELE
Member of Longford County Council
