Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 14 May 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs
General Affairs Council Meeting: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2:00 pm
Dara Murphy (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
It is. I have not forgotten that all members asked about the United Kingdom. I might come to that next. Up to last week we had two questions. First, who would govern in the United Kingdom and how the election would evolve. We now know that. I congratulate David Cameron on the achievement of his re-election as Prime Minister. We were all interested in watching events evolve, but that was a matter for the people of the UK. The second question is what is the position of the United Kingdom. Members asked specifically about our engagement. The Taoiseach will have a bilateral meeting in the coming weeks with David Cameron. I do not have the exact date. I compliment the committee on the work it has already done in meeting with a broad variety of groups in the United Kingdom. We had a discussion on the matter raised by Senator Leyden. We also had a very interesting debate in Seanad Éireann in recent weeks.
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