Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a programme of events for the Irish Presidency of the European Union in 2026 will be published. [46148/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is working with all Government Departments to finalise the proposed list of Presidency meetings and events for inclusion in the official calendar of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July to 31 December 2026.

A high-level Presidency calendar, setting out the dates for meetings of the European Political Community, European Council, formal and informal Council meetings and meetings of high-level Council preparatory bodies will be prepared in close consultation with the President of the European Council, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and the Council Secretariat. In keeping with convention, a draft version of the high-level calendar will be circulated to Member States and to the EU institutions several months in advance of the start of the Presidency.

The full official calendar, which will include all meetings and events forming part of the official programme for Ireland’s EU Presidency, will be published in June 2026 with the launch of Ireland’s EU Presidency website.