Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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113. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Prime Minister May since the appointment of a new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. [3008/18]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I last spoke to Prime Minister May on Thursday 7 December as I reported to the House on 12 December.

There is regular ongoing contact between my Department and the British Government at official level about Brexit and the situation in Northern Ireland. There has also been extensive contact between the Tánaiste and the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley and between their officials.

The Tánaiste met with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in London soon after her appointment and again in Belfast on Thursday 18 January where they discussed the political situation in Northern Ireland.

The Tánaiste is scheduled to meet with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland later this week.