Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the foreign conferences attended by him since June 2002; and the number of public servants and others included in the entourage for each such conference. [30812/05]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The following are the foreign conferences attended by my predecessor and I since June 2002. In addition to the overseas conferences listed as follows, my predecessor made a number of visits to attend meetings and conferences in Northern Ireland during the period: second European economic summit of the World Economic Forum in Salzburg, Austria, 15-17 September 2002, attended by the Tánaiste and two public servants; the eighth European forum in Berlin, 14-16 November 2002, attended by the Tánaiste and three public servants; World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, 23-26 January 2003, attended by the Tánaiste and two public servants; emerging issues forum on jump starting innovation — Government, universities and entrepreneurs in North Carolina State University, United States of America, 9-11 February 2003, attended by the Tánaiste and five public servants; ministerial conference on the European charter for small business and entrepreneurship in Thessaloniki, Greece, 13-15 February 2003, attended by the Tánaiste and four public servants; twelfth edition of the Aspen European dialogue international conference in Rome, Italy, 28 February to 3 March 2003, attended by the Tánaiste and two public servants; UNIDO conference technology foresight summit 2003 in Budapest, Hungary, 28-31 March 2003, attended by the Tánaiste and two public servants; ministerial round table meeting of women government ministers in Marrakech, Morocco, 27 June to 1 July 2003, attended by the Tánaiste, three public servants and one programme manager; G10 medicines conference in Rome, Italy, 10-12 July 2003, attended by the Tánaiste and two public servants; Ireland USA conference in Canada, 5-9 October 2003, attended by the Tánaiste, two public servants, one programme manager and one press officer; CORDIA EuropaBio convention 2003 —boosting biotechnology in Europe in Vienna, Austria, 30 November to 3 December 2003, attended by the Tánaiste and three public servants; World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 20-25 January 2004, attended by the Tánaiste and two public servants; EU conference on competitiveness of the pharmaceutical industry in Europe in Brussels, 1-3 June 2004, attended by Tánaiste and three public servants; World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 26-28 January 2005, attended by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin, and one public servant; global leaders' forum in Prague, 1-2 February 2005, attended by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and two public servants.

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the foreign conferences attended by him since June 2002; and the number of public servants and others included in the entourage for each such conference. [30813/05]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy is as follows: 3-6 October 2002, annual conference of the coalition of Irish immigrant centre in Philadelphia, attended by the Minister, an adviser,and three officials; 15-6 October 2004, EU Presidency round table conference on poverty and social exclusion in Turin, hosted and by the Italian Presidency, attended by the Minister and seven officials; 6-8 May 2004 — EU Presidency conference on the co-ordination of social security in an enlarged Europe — now and tomorrow, in Budapest, jointly hosted and organised by the Irish and Hungarian Governments, attended by the Minister, an adviser and eight officials; 28-29 May 2004 — EU presidency European anti-poverty network conference in Brussels, organised by the Irish Government, attended by the Minister, an adviser and seven officials; and 8-9 November 2004 — A social Europe conference in Rotterdam, hosted by the Netherlands Government, attended by the Minister, two advisers and four officials.