Written answers
Wednesday, 18 December 2019
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Ministerial Meetings
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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224. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the meetings she has had with her EU counterparts since her appointment, in tabular form. [53658/19]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The EU agenda has always been important for Ireland and continues to be a priority. Since taking up office on 30 November 2017, my Ministerial colleagues, Ministers of State Pat Breen and John Halligan, and I have worked closely with a range of EU partners.
The tables below list the various meetings of the Council of Ministers in both Trade and Competitiveness configurations, as well as the various bilateral meetings that we have attended. Over the same period, we have engaged with EU like-minded counterparts on an informal basis, usually on the margins of Council meetings.
My Ministerial colleagues and I will continue to engage with our EU counterparts on an ongoing basis at numerous EU related events.
Minister Heather Humphreys
| Date of Meeting | Name & Title EU Counterpart |
|---|---|
| 2018 | |
| 25/01/2018 | House of Commons Exiting the EU Committee chaired by Hilary Benn MP |
| 27/02/2018 | Informal Trade Council, Sofia |
| 27/02/2018 | Didier Reynders, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs & European Affairs |
| 27/02/2018 | Greg Hands, Minister of State in the Department for International Trade, UK |
| 15 & 16/05/2018 | Ann Linde, Minister for EU Affairs and Trade, Sweden |
| 22/05/2018 | Formal Trade Council, Brussels |
| 22/05/2018 | Cecilia Malmstrom, European Commissioner for Trade |
| 22/05/2018 | Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Agriculture |
| 24/05/2018 | Charles Michel, Belgian Prime Minister |
| 13/06/2018 | Claire Perry, Minister of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, UK |
| 13/06/2018 | Greg Hands, Minister of State in the Department for International Trade, UK |
| 13/06/2018 | Liam Fox, Secretary of State for International Trade and Minister of State in Department for International Trade, UK |
| 4 & 5/10/2018 | Informal Trade Council, Innsbruck |
| 05/10/2018 | George Hollingbery, Minister of State for Trade Policy, UK |
| 05/10/2018 | Ann Linde, Minister for EU Affairs and Trade, Sweden |
| 29/11/2018 | Formal Competitiveness (Internal Market and Industry) Council |
| 29/11/2018 | Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Agriculture |
| 2019 | |
| 24/1/2019 | Margarethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition |
| 12/07/2019 | Claudia Dorr-Voss, State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany |
| 01/10/2019 | Informal Trade Council, Brussels |
| 01/10/2019 | Phil Hogan, EU Trade Commissioner-Elect |
Minister Pat Breen
| Date of Meeting | Name & Title EU Counterpart |
|---|---|
| 2017 | |
| 30/11/2017 | Lord Henley, Minister for Business, UK |
| 11/12/2017 | Liam Fox, Secretary of State for International Trade and Minister of State in Department for International Trade, UK |
| 10 – 13/12/2017 | Sigrid Kaag, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Netherlands |
| 10 - 13/12/2017 | Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, France |
| 2018 | |
| 12/03/2018 | Formal Competitiveness (Internal Market and Industry) Council, Brussels |
| 12/03/2018 | Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society |
| 12/03/ & 28/05/2018 | Lord Henley, UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
| 14/03/2018 | Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, Scotland |
| 10/04/2018 | Margot James, Minister of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, UK |
| 15/05/2018 | Mona Keijzer, State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Netherlands |
| 28/05/2018 | Formal Competitiveness (Internal Market and Industry) Council |
| 28/05/2018 | Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany |
| 28/05/2018 | Tomas Huner, Minister for Industry and Trade, Czech Republic |
| 11/06/2018 | Jerzy Kwiecinski, Minister of Development and Investment, Poland |
| 11/06/2018 | Jadwiga Emilewicz, Minister of Enterprise and Technology, Poland |
| 12/06/2018 | Marcin Ociepa, Minister of Entrepreneurship and Technology, Poland |
| 12/06/2018 | Tomáš Hüner, Minister for Industry and Trade, Czech Republic |
| 13/06/2018 | Vladamir Bartl, Czech Republic Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade and European Union, |
| 14/06/2018 | Ales Chmelar, State Secretary for EU Affairs, Czech Republic |
| 27/06/2018 | Margarete Schrambock, Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs, Austria |
| 16/07/2018 | Informal Competitiveness (Internal Market and Industry) Council |
| 22/08/2018 | Ivan McKee, Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation, Scotland |
| 09/11/2018 | Formal Trade Council, Brussels |
| 09/11/2018 | George Hollingbery, Minister of State for Trade Policy, UK |
| 2019 | |
| 15/04/2019 | Anna Linde, Minister for Foreign Trade, Sweden |
| 27/05/2019 | Formal Competitiveness (Internal Market and Industry) Council, Brussels |
| 12/06/2019 | Tanil Kiik, Minister of Social Affairs, Estonia |
| 12/06/2019 | Kazimierz Kuberski, Deputy Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Republic of Poland |
| 05/07/2019 | Informal Competitiveness (Internal Market and Industry) Council, Helsinki |
| 05/07/2019 | Simon Kollerup, Minister for Business, Denmark |
| 05/07/2019 | Karel Havlícek, Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade |
| 16/07/2019 | Dr. Eurico Brilhante Dias, Portuguese Secretary for Internationalisation |
| 26/09/2019 | Formal Competitiveness (Internal Market and Industry) Council, Brussels |
| 26/09/2019 | Darko Horvat, Minister for Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts, Croatia |
| 26/09/2019 | Mona Keijzer, State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Netherlands |
| 26/09/2019 | Ibrahim Baylan, Minister for Enterprise, Sweden |
| 02/11/2019 | Xiana Margarida Méndez Bértolo, Secretary of State for Business, Spain |
| 10/12/2019 | Marcin Ociepa, Minister for Entrepreneurship and Technology, Poland |
Minister John Halligan
| Date of Meeting | Name & Title EU Counterpart |
|---|---|
| 2018 | |
| 02/02/2018 | Informal Competitiveness (Research) Council |
| 02/02/2018 & 10/05/2018 | Minister Sam Gyimah, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, UK |
| 02/02/2018 | Minister Mika Lintilä, Minister of Economic Affairs, Finland |
| 02/02/2018 | Minister Costas Fotakis, Minister for Research and Innovation, Greece |
| 17/07/2018 | Informal Competitiveness (Research) Council |
| 17/07/2018 | Piotr Dardzinski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland |
| 17/07/2018 | Nicolae Burnete, Minister of Research and Innovation, Romania |
| 28/09/2018 | Formal Competitiveness (Research) Council, Brussels |
| 30/11/2018 | Formal Competitiveness (Research) Council, Brussels |
| 30/11/2018 | Ingrid van Engelshoven, Minister of Education and Science, Netherlands |
| 2019 | |
| 13/02/2019 | Chris Skidmore, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, UK |
| 19/02/2019 | Formal Competitiveness (Research) Council, Brussels |
| 14/03/2019 | Minister Claude Meisch, Minister for Education, Childhood & Youth (LUX) |
| 03/04/2019 | Informal Competitiveness (Research) Council, Bucharest |
| 27/06/2019 | Commissioner Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science & Innovation |
| 04/07/2019 | Informal Competitiveness (Research) Council, Helsinki |
| 04/07/2019 | Minister Chris Skidmore, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research & Innovation (UK) |
| 26/09/2019 | Minister Blazenka Divjak, Minister of Science & Education Croatia |
| 27/09/2019 | Formal Competitiveness (Research) Council, Brussels |
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