Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his recent contribution to the International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany, on 24 May 2013;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26184/13]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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I was honoured to represent Ireland recently at the International Transport Forum's, ITF, annual summit in Leipzig which took place from 22 to 24 May. In addition to my representational duties at the ITF annual ministerial meeting, I took part in a round table between Ministers and the business community on attracting new sources of private finance to transport infrastructure which proved very interesting and informative and, furthermore, participated in a number of bilateral engagements (both formal Presidency related and informal) with other transport ministers. The ITF annual summit aims to be a relatively informal, dynamic international event with the emphasis on free-flowing discussion and networking across governments and industry and Ireland's attendence as usual this year was, I consider, informative and beneficial to Irish interests. I also met with representatives of a transport company with a significant employment base in Ireland, Valeo Vision Systems.