Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 to 15, inclusive, together.

The Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland was formally established by Government on 6 July 2020. It had its first meeting on 29 October 2020. The Cabinet committee last met on 4 March 2021. The meeting scheduled for Monday, 29 November 2021 had to be postponed. Relevant issues arising on Brexit and Northern Ireland are regularly considered at meetings of the full Cabinet. For example, after the meeting that was scheduled for 29 November 2021 was postponed, Cabinet considered two comprehensive memos on the North-South co-operation, as well as on the shared island initiative in December. The next meeting of the committee has now been scheduled for Thursday, 24 February. The Cabinet committee on Europe also discusses related matters.

In addition to the meetings of the full Cabinet and of Cabinet committees, I also meet with Ministers on an individual basis to focus on particular issues, where required.

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