Written answers
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Official Engagements
9:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 485: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the meetings, in Ireland or abroad, he has had for each of the past three years in an official capacity with Heads of States, Government Ministers or other representatives of Governments from non-OECD countries; the date and location of such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16530/08]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Details of formal meetings held with Heads of States, Government Ministers or other representatives of Governments from non-OECD countries are set out in the following table for each year from 2005. Informal meetings with representatives from OECD and non-OECD countries may also take place on the margins of Inter-Governmental conferences but it is not possible to list all of these. Receptions hosted by representative embassies in Ireland have not been included in the table below.
2005 | ||
Meeting | Date | Location |
Environment Council | 10 March, 24 June, 17 October and 2 December | Brussels/Luxembourg |
St Patrick's Day visit to China — Meeting with Chinese Vice Minister Zhu Guangyao, Beijing | 13-20 March | China |
Meeting with the Minister for Environment, Singapore | Malaysia |
2006 | ||
Meeting | Date | Location |
Environment Council | 09 March, 27 June, 23 October, 18 December | Brussels/Luxembourg |
Meeting with Macedonian Environment Minister Dr. Zoran Sapuric | 06 January | Dublin |
Meeting with Chinese Ministerial delegation | 23 January | Dublin |
Attendance at United Nations Environment Programme | 05-10 February | Dubai |
Meeting with Chinese delegation (officials only) | 10 October | Dublin |
Meeting with Indian Ambassador and Special Envoy Mr. Shyam Saran | 18 October | Dublin |
Attendance at Climate Change Conference | 13-18 November | Kenya |
Attendance at EU accession celebrations in Romania and Bulgaria | 31 December-01 January 2007 | Bucharest and Sofia |
2007 | ||
Meeting | Date | Location |
Environment Council | 20 February, 28 June, 30 October, 20 December | Brussels/Luxembourg |
Lunch with Israeli Ambassador Evrony | 11 June | Dublin |
Meeting with Indian Ambassador Saurabh Kumar | 03 September | Dublin |
Attendance at Climate Change Conference | 08-15 December | Bali |
2008 | ||
Meeting | Date | Location |
Environment Council | 03 March | Brussels |
Meeting with Egyptian Ambassador Mr. Amr Helmy | 31 January | Dublin |
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