Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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57.To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the most recent date he or his officials spoke directly with the Irish Consul General based in Sydney.[35178/24]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Consulate General in Sydney works closely with the Embassy of Ireland in Canberra to promote and protect Ireland's interests in Australia, to strengthen political and economic relationships, to support the work of the State Agencies, to provide citizen services to the Irish community, and to promote cultural ties and people-to-people connections between Ireland and Australia.

I am kept fully informed of the Consulate General’s activities by officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs, who are in almost daily communication with our Missions in Australia on a wide range of issues related to Ireland's engagement in and with Australia, including the work of the Consulate General in Sydney. These contacts are so frequent, it would not be logistically feasible to provide a comprehensive list of dates for these.