Written answers

Thursday, 28 January 2021

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Ministerial Communications

Photo of Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has spoken with or written to his counterpart in the UK Government and in the Stormont Executive in relation to co-ordinating international travel restrictions to combat Covid-19; the date of each physical and virtual meeting, phone call or letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4538/21]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I communicate with my Ministerial counterparts in the UK Government and in the Stormont Executive on a regular basis in both structured meeting and direct message / call formats.

Below, I have outlined in tabular form. my engagements with the UK Secretary of State for Transport and the Minister for Infrastructure in the Stormont Executive in which the issue of international travel restrictions to combat Covid-19 was discussed:

Table 1: Rt Hon, Grant Schapps, MP - UK Secretary of State for Transport

Date Format
19/10/20 Video meeting
7/11/20 Phone call / message
8/11/20 Phone call / message
10/11/20 Phone call / message
20/12/20 Video meeting
21/12/20 Phone call / message
8/1/21 Phone call / message
11/1/21 Phone call / message
22/1/21 Phone call / message
26/1/21 Phone call / message

Table 2: Minister Nicola Mallon - NI Department for Infrastructure

Date Format
20/7/20 Phone call/message
31/7/20 North South Ministerial Council, Dublin Castle - bilateral discussion
24/8/20 Phone call/message
25/9/20 Video meeting
15/12/20 Phone call/message
17/12/20 Phone call/message
18/12/20 North South Ministerial Council, Bilateral video meeting
20/12/20 Phone call/message
27/1/20 Video meeting

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