Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

He is arriving next month. I am glad that position has now been ratified by the US Senate and that the new ambassador will arrive in advance of 4 July.

To answer the questions from Deputy Micheál Martin, I am not aware of any Government spending at properties owned by Donald Trump or the Trump organisation, either in Ireland or the US. I have met President Trump three times now, so I think I have the measure of him, perhaps a little bit more than those who have not.

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