Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, together.

The all-island civic dialogue plenary meeting, which I hosted on 2 November, was an important element in the Government's preparations to meet the broad range of challenges posed by Brexit. To strengthen our engagement further the Government launched a series of sectoral all-island dialogue events. Led by Ministers, these sessions provided an invaluable opportunity to hear directly the implications of Brexit in each sector, including on an all-island basis.

To date, 11 all-island sectoral dialogues have been hosted by Ministers throughout the country, attended by almost 1,000 industry and civic society representatives from across the island. Dialogues have been held on further education and training, agrifood, education and research, transport and logistics, tourism and hospitality, schools, children and young people, jobs, enterprise and innovation, seafood, energy, and heritage, culture and rural Ireland. Three further all-island sectoral dialogues will take place over the coming weeks on pensions, social welfare rights and social insurance, human rights and the Good Friday Agreement, and on agriculture and forestry. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Flanagan and I will host the second session of the all-island civic dialogue in Dublin Castle on Friday 17 February. This will build on the sectoral consultation process and provide a further opportunity for the Government to engage with, and hear the views of, those most directly affected.

The Cabinet committee on Brexit last met on 26 January and will continue to meet regularly to deal with Brexit related issues. While a date has not been set for the next meeting, it will take place in the very near future.

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