Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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448. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she met her UK counterpart during her recent visit to London for St. Patrick's Day events. [14973/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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As a part of my visit to London to celebrate St Patrick's day, I held bilateral meetings with my counterparts namely the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Minister for Employment. We spoke about the positive collaboration between the Department of Work and Pensions and the Department of Social Protection on social security matters. In particular the work being done to protect the social security rights of citizens in the UK and Ireland post Brexit.

The meeting was also an opportunity to discuss common issues faced in regard to the labour force and the cost of living crisis, supporting people with disabilities back into to employment, pension policy and hot school meals programme. It was a valuable opportunity to share learning and successes.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.