Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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248. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue by organisations (details supplied) from 2020 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52188/23]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department and its Offices have not facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issues by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) and the Hope and Courage Collective from 2020 to date.

In respect of the Agencies that come within my remit, they are statutorily independent in their functions, and this is an operational matter for them. However, I have asked the Agencies to respond to the Deputy directly.