Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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336. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the United States Secretary of the Treasury since their appointment; and if so, the nature of those engagements. [30741/21]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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On her appointment to Secretary of the US Treasury in the new Biden Administration, I wrote a letter of congratulations to Janet Yellen. Subsequently, and in my capacity as President of the Eurogroup, I participated in a number of virtual meetings of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, in which Secretary Yellen and Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, also participated.

My first bilateral meeting with Secretary Yellen took place by video call on 17 March, as part of my St Patrick's Day programme of virtual US engagements, where we had a good exchange of views on supporting the economic recovery from the Covid crisis. Most recently I met with Secretary Yellen in person in London at the G7 Finance meeting, which I also attended in my capacity as President of the Eurogroup. We discussed the economic aspects of the agenda, including the ongoing discussions at the OECD on reforms to the international tax rules to address the challenges of digitalisation and globalisation.

I look forward to further opportunities to speak with Secretary Yellen in the near future about our shared challenges and opportunities.