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Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ministerial Meetings

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or officials in his Department met the British Minister for the Cabinet Office, Mr. David Lidington, when he visited Dublin. [19620/18]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I met with UK Minister for the Cabinet Office, David Lidington, during his visit to Dublin in April. As the Minister for the Cabinet Office often deputises for the Prime Minister, it is appropriate for me to routinely meet Minister Lidington to discuss issues of importance to both Governments.

Although the Minister for the Cabinet Office does not have lead responsibility for Brexit, his visit to Dublin, and subsequently to the border region, was welcome and timely, given the importance of the Irish specific issues to the ongoing negotiations on the Withdrawal Agreement between the EU and the UK. It also provided an opportunity to discuss the strong British-Irish bilateral relationship, and how this relationship can be strengthened in the future, including in the context of supporting the restoration of the Executive in Northern Ireland.

Ireland and the UK share many areas of mutual interest and concern and we will continue to work together on areas of commonality.

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