Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)
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26. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Vice President of the United States of America. [37533/19]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I met the Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, on Tuesday 3 September. The Vice President was on an official visit to Ireland, marking the latest in a series of high-level visits by representatives of the US Government this year, including President Trump and Speaker Pelosi.

I was pleased to host the Vice President, the Second Lady and other family members for a lunch, which was largely social in nature.

The Vice President and I, accompanied by officials, then held a bilateral meeting at which we discussed several issues of mutual interest including US-Ireland bilateral relations, including economic relations; Brexit, including its potential impacts on this island; developments relating to Northern Ireland; and international trade, including the prospect for an EU-US trade agreement.