Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 93: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of all his forthcoming foreign engagements, meetings with foreign political leaders and meetings with EU representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9685/11]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I have met with representatives of the IMF on the following occasions: Wednesday 16 March 2011; and Tuesday 12 April 2011.

As regards future meetings, none have been specifically scheduled but it would be reasonable to expect that I will meet with IMF representatives during their future review missions to Ireland under the EU/IMF Programme. Currently, quarterly review missions have been provisionally scheduled for:

· Mid-July 2011;

· Mid-October 2011; and

· Mid-January 2012.

It is likely that I will also attend the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington D.C., which takes place in the Autumn each year.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 94: To ask the Taoiseach if he will be meeting with representatives of industry, business, trade unions and representatives of civil society to specifically discuss job creation and economic recovery; the persons he is scheduled to meet and the dates of the meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9686/11]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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As I indicated in my reply in the Dáil on 30 March, I intend to meet with the representative groups of social partnership in due course to outline the Government's approach to dealing with our current economic challenges and to explore how their activities can enhance economic and social progress. These meetings have not yet been scheduled.

The Government values dialogue with the social partners, whether within the framework of a formal agreement or otherwise, and recognises the contribution that social dialogue can make to maximising common understanding across all sectors of society as we respond to the many challenges facing the country.