Written answers
Thursday, 23 November 2017
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Ministerial Meetings
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in the United Kingdom in the past six months. [49714/17]
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in France in the past six months. [49715/17]
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in Germany in the past six months. [49716/17]
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in Italy in the past six months. [49717/17]
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland in the past six months. [49718/17]
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in Scotland in the past six months. [49719/17]
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in Wales in the past six months. [49720/17]
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in Canada in the past six months. [49721/17]
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in the United States in the past six months. [49722/17]
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 186 to 194, inclusive, together.
The following table sets out engagements I have had with my counterparts in the countries listed in the Questions. I have not met with my counterparts from the United States, Wales or Northern Ireland in the past six months.
| Engagements | Counterparts |
|---|---|
| Environment Council, Luxembourg – June 2017 | Ms Thérèse Coffey, UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment |
| IEA, Paris – June 2017 | Mr Carlo Calenda, Italian Minister of Economic Development |
| Leinster House, Dublin – July 2017 | Ms Catherine McKenna, Canadian Minister for Environment |
| Leinster House, Dublin – October 2017 | Ms Catherine McKenna, Canadian Minister for Environment |
| Environment Council, Luxembourg – October 2017 | Ms Roseanna Cunningham, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Environment |
| Ms Thérèse Coffey, UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment | |
| Mr Gian Luca Galletti, Italian Minister for Environment | |
| Green Growth Group Ministerial meeting, Luxembourg – October 2017 | Mr Jochen Flasbarth, German State Secretary for the Environment |
| Telecoms Council, Luxembourg – October 2017 | Mr Mounir Mahjoubi, French Minister of State for Digital Affairs |
| IEA Ministerial, Paris – November 2017 | Mr Richard Harrington, UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Energy and Industry |
| Mr Jim Carr, Canadian Minister of Natural Resources | |
| COP23, Bonn – November 2017 | Mr Jochen Flasbarth, German State Secretary for the Environment |
In addition to engagements with the Countries specified in the Questions I have also met with my counterparts from a number of other Countries; these engagements are set out in the following table.
| Telecoms Council, Luxembourg – June 2017 | Mr Peter Eriksson, Swedish Minister for Housing and Digital Development |
|---|---|
| Mr Karol Okonski, Polish Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Digital Affairs | |
| Environment Council, Luxembourg – June 2017 | Mr Jan Szyszko, Polish Environment Minister |
| Ms Carole Dieschbourg, Luxembourg Environment Minister | |
| Mr Andrä Rupprechter, Austrian Agriculture & Environment Minister | |
| Mr László Sólymos, Slovakian Environment Minister | |
| Dr. Sándor Fazekas, Hungarian Environment Minister | |
| Mr. Esben Lunde Larsen , Danish Minister for Environment and Food | |
| Mr , Finnish Minister for Environment | |
| Mr Kaspars Gerhards, Latvian Minister for Environmental Protection | |
| IEA, Paris – June 2017 | Mr. Aziz Rebbah, Moroccan Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development |
| Environment Council, Luxembourg – October 2017 | Dr. Sándor Fazekas, Hungarian Environment Minister |
| Mr Neno Dimov, Bulgarian Minister for Environment and Water | |
| Mr , Finnish Minister for Environment | |
| Telecoms Council, Luxembourg – October 2017 | Mr Álvaro Nadal, Spanish Minister for Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda |
| IEA Ministerial, Paris – November 2017 | Mr , Finnish Minister for Energy |
| Mr Ibrahim Baylan, Swedish Minister for Energy | |
| COP23, Bonn – November 2017 | Ms Isabella Lövin, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate, and Deputy Prime Minister |
| Mr , Finnish Minister for Environment | |
| Mr. Esben Lunde Larsen , Danish Minister for Environment and Food | |
| Ms Carole Dieschbourg, Luxembourg Environment Minister | |
| Ms Dominique Gantenbein, Liechtenstein, Ministry for Home Affairs, Education and Environment | |
| Mr Andrä Rupprechter, Austrian Agriculture & Environment Minister | |
| Mr Kęstutis Trečiokas, Lithuanian Ministry of Environment |
The engagements listed in the tables were both formal and informal and discussions covered a wide range of topics.
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