Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his trip to Belfast for Armistice Day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47803/18]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I represented the State at the Armistice Day service at Belfast City Hall on the morning of 11th November, which was also attended by Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley. During the ceremony, I laid a wreath on behalf of the Government of Ireland. Wreaths were also laid by local consuls and honorary consuls, local church leaders and representatives of various organisations from the wider community.

Armistice Day is an important day of remembrance and commemoration for people across this island, and the First World War impacted on families and communities all over Ireland. In recognition of this, the service at Belfast City Hall has been attended by a member of the Government every year since 2012. This year, the Government was also represented at Armistice Day commemorations held in Northern Ireland by Minister Heather Humphreys at the Cenotaph in Enniskillen and Minister Damien English at a Service of Remembrance at St Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast.