Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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723. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he met the Atlanta Fire Department Chief Fire Officer during his visit to Atlanta for the recent St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16691/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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St. Patrick's Day offers a unique opportunity to promote Ireland’s economic and political interests overseas, with levels of publicity and media attention unmatched by the national day of any other country. This year I travelled to the United States of America for the St. Patrick's Day period, where I undertook a comprehensive programme of political, economic and civic engagements in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia.

The programme of events for 2023 did not include a meeting with Atlanta's Fire Department Chief Fire Officer.