Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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466. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to invite the United States secretary of state to Ireland early in 2023. [55524/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Maintaining and building on the strong ties between Ireland and the United States is a priority for this Government, as set out in our Strategy for the US and Canada (2019-2025). Ireland continually develops and maintains its close relations with the US, through the work of our Embassy in Washington D.C., and our other diplomatic missions across the US.

High-level visits are a crucial part of this relationship. I have had excellent engagements with my counterpart, Secretary of State Blinken, on a number of occasions in recent years. I am not aware of any specific plans in 2023 for the US Secretary of State to visit Ireland but I would warmly welcome any visit from him.