Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the bilateral meetings he had during his recent visit to New York for the UN General Assembly. [40134/24]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I attended the United Nations General Assembly week in New York from Saturday 21 September to Friday 27 September this year. As part of a programme of conferences and meetings on climate change, climate action and adaptation, I engaged in a number of bilateral meetings with Ministers from other countries, the COP President and leaders of international organisations, which are detailed below.

Sunday 22 September

Bilateral meeting with COP29 President, Mr. Mukhtar Babayev.

Monday 23 September

Bilateral meeting with Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation, Ms. Celeste Saulo.

Tuesday 24 September

Bilateral meeting with Minister of Health, Wellness & The Environment, Minister of Health, Wellness & The Environment, Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Sir Molwyn Joseph,

Bilateral meeting with the Special Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States, Ms Rabab Fatima.

Wednesday 25 September

Bilateral meeting with COP28 President, Dr. Sultan Al Jabar.

Thursday 25 September

Bilateral Meeting with Republic of Colombia Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ms. María Susana Muhamad González.

Friday 30 September

Bilateral meeting with United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary, Mr. Simon Stiell.