Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met any attendees to the Global Economic Forum before or since the forum in October 2011. [32726/11]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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As the Deputy will be aware, I attended the first Global Irish Economic Forum in Farmleigh in 2009 where I met many of the attendees at the 2011 Forum. Since taking up my post as Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in March, 2011, I have made a point of meeting with Global Irish Network members on my travels abroad.

I met a number of the Network members in the US both during St Patrick's Day period and during my visit for the UN General Assembly last September. Likewise during my visits to London and Paris in May, 2011, I had the opportunity to engage with British and French based members.

Since the Forum, I met with Japanese network members during my visit to Tokyo while my visit to Korea provided an opportunity to re-engage with a number of the Asian attendees who were in Korea for the Asia Pacific Ireland Business Forum and the Asian Gaelic Games.

On 6 November, I attended a round table with Russian Network members, while yesterday I met with members of the Irish Technology Leadership Group.

I have also met with key Irish members of the Network in recent months including John McColgan ahead of the launch of his worldirish.com website.