Written answers
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Department of Finance
Official Engagements
9:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance 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. [16531/08]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The following table outlines the meetings I have had in an official capacity with Heads of States, Government Ministers or other representatives of Governments from non-OECD countries between May 2005 and April 2008.
| Details of meetings with non-OECD countries May 2005-April 2008 | |||
| Date | Meeting held with | Location | Items discussed |
| 24 Jun 2005 | Vice Premier of China | Beijing | General Economic Issues |
| 25 Jun 2005 | Ministers for Finance Indonesia and Singapore | Tianjin | General Economic Issues |
| 08 Apr 2006 | Minister for Finance Malaysia | Vienna | General Economic Issues |
| 09 May 2006 | Minister for Industry, Trade and Development Brazil | Dublin | General EconomicIssues |
| 18 May 2006 | Minister for Economic Affairs and Communication Estonia | Dublin | General Economic Issues |
| 05 Jul 2006 | Minister for Finance and Economy of the Government of the Republic of Serbia | Dublin | General Economic Issues — learning from the Irish experience in attracting foreign investment |
| 5 July 2006 | Minister for Finance Jamaica | Dublin | Artists Tax Exemption |
| 21 Nov 2006 | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Economic Development, Mauritius | Dublin | General Economic Issues |
| 2 Oct 2007 | Israeli Ambassador to Ireland | Dublin | Courtesy Call |
| 12 Dec 2007 | Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Kingdom and Ireland | Dublin | General Economic Issues |
| 10 Mar 2008 | Prime Minister of Vietnam | Dublin | Purpose of the meeting was to facilitate the signing of the Double Taxation Agreement between Ireland & Vietnam |
| 10 Mar 2008 | Prime Minister of Vietnam | Dublin | Hosted a Dinner (Deputised for Taoiseach) |
| 13 Mar 2008 | Outgoing Deputy Minister for International Trade and Industry of Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | St. Patrick's Day Programme |
| 14 Mar 2008 | Minister for Finance Singapore | Kuala Lumpur | St. Patrick's Day Programme |
| 17 Mar 2008 | Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam | Hanoi | St. Patrick's Day Programme |
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