Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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1627. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the planned meetings with his European colleagues and officials to address Brexit-related issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38877/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I will meet the European Commissioner for Transport, Ms Violeta Bulc, during her planned visit Ireland this October at which I will again raise with her Ireland's concerns on the implications of Brexit. I previously met Commissioner Bulc in June of this year at the Transport Council in Luxembourg.

Since May of this year, I have also met with my UK, Swedish and Austrian counterparts with whom I discussed Brexit issues. I also met with members of the External Affairs Committee of the Welsh Assembly during their recent visit to Dublin.

I will be speaking to Mr Ken Skates AM, the Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, by phone later this week with a view to also meeting him at a later stage. I plan to meet as many other EU Ministers as is feasible over the coming months as the Brexit negotiations progress.

My officials met members of the Barnier Team in June of this year and have also met with officials of the European Commission. They will continue ongoing contact with their European, UK and Northern Ireland counterparts as the negotiations progress.