Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has met representatives of the International Monetary Fund in 2007, 2008 and 2009; the dates and times of meetings for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20546/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I had a courtesy call with the representatives of the International Monetary Fund during their Article IV mission on Wednesday 29th April 2009 from 10.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. There was no Article IV mission to Ireland during 2008.

The Minister for Finance had a courtesy call with the IMF during their Article IV mission on Wednesday 20th June 2007 from 5.30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Minister of State at the Department of Finance, on behalf of the Minister for Finance, met the IMF during the IMF/World Bank Annual meetings in 2008 and 2009 (10th to 13th October 2008 and 3rd to 6th October 2009).

The Executive Director of our IMF Constituency also visits once a year to provide an update on what is happening at the Fund and at Constituency level. As part of these visits, I met him on 22 May 2008 and 29 April 2009.