Written answers
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Official Engagements
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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233. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all official engagements and meetings attended by him, and Ministers of State within his Department, on the week ending Sunday, 23 March; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17513/25]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy with regard to both my engagements and those for Ministers of State Richmond and Byrne for the week ending 23 March 2025 is set out in the following tables:
Tánaiste:
| Monday March 17th | |
|---|---|
| Irish Arts Centre in New York - meeting, tour and speech to community leaders | |
| Mayor’s Breakfast Reception for the Irish Community in New York – speech | |
| Attend Mass St. Patrick’s Cathedral | |
| Media Doorstep | |
| Fifth Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade with Governor Kathy Hochul | |
| TV interview with NBC | |
| Knights of St. Patrick’s Community Lunch – speech | |
| Empire State Building Lighting | |
| United Nations Diplomatic Reception hosted by Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN in New York – speech | |
| Tuesday March 18th | |
| Media Doorstep | |
| Bank of Ireland Hub NYC & Digital Irish jointly hosted ‘Irish Innovation in New York’ fireside chat | |
| Bloomberg TV Interview | |
| JP Morgan High-Level Dialogue | |
| JP Morgan Business roundtable | |
| CNN Interview | |
| Meeting with Goldman Sachs | |
| Meeting with IDA client companies | |
| Meeting with Enterprise Ireland supported companies | |
| 2027 Ryder Cup Business Forum Presented by Tourism Ireland – speech | |
| Wednesday March 19th | |
| Travel from New York to Dublin | |
| Government meeting | |
| Photocall with Down Syndrome Ireland & Meeting with their National Advisory Council (NAC) | |
| Order of Business Parliamentary Party Meeting | |
| Thursday March 20th | |
| Constituency Engagements | |
| Leaders Questions | |
| Statements on International Security and International Trade | |
| Video Call with German Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck | |
| Trade Video Call | |
| Constituency Engagements | |
| Friday March 21st | |
| Constituency Engagements | |
| Government Forum on International Trade |
Minister of State Neale Richmond:
| Monday March 17th | |
|---|---|
| Flight returning from St. Patrick’s Day Official Visit returning from Tanzania | |
| Wednesday 19th | |
| Constituency Meeting | |
| Leaders Questions | |
| Order of Business | |
| Meeting with Ambassador of France to Ireland | |
| Council Meeting with Tánaiste | |
| Parliamentary Party Meeting | |
| Saturday 22nd | |
| Irish Pakistani Professionals Association Iftar dinner |
Minister of State Thomas Byrne:
| Monday March 17th | |
|---|---|
| Constituency engagements | |
| Tuesday March 18th | |
| Attendance at the General Affairs Council of the European Union – Brussels | |
| Bilateral meeting between Minister Byrne and the EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maroš Šefcovic – Brussels | |
| Bilateral meeting between Minister Byrne and Claudia Plakolm, Minister of Europe, Integration and Family, of Austria – Brussels | |
| Flight travel to Brussels and return to Dublin | |
| Wednesday March 19th | |
| Attendance at the launch of the Communicating Europe Initiative grants scheme 2025 – Department of Foreign Affairs, Bishop’s Square, Dublin 2 | |
| Attendance in the Dáil | |
| Travel to Brussels with An Taoiseach in advance of the European Council | |
| Thursday March 20th | |
| Attendance at the European Council – Brussels | |
| Bilateral meeting with Stephen Quest, Director-General, Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security of the European Commission – Brussels | |
| Friday March 21st | |
| Return travel to Dublin from European Council | |
| Constituency engagement | |
| Saturday March 22nd | |
| Raidió na Gaeltachta interview | |
| Constituency engagement |
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