Written answers
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Official Travel
Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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203. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of trips he took part in during 2025; and the destinations of those trips. [57270/25]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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By nature of my Department’s responsibilities, I am obliged to undertake a significant amount of official travel overseas. This includes visits to key bilateral partners and multilateral commitments, including attendance at European Union and United Nations meetings. The information you have requested regarding travel to-date in 2025 is provided in the table below.
Date | Destination | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 26/01/2025 -27/01/2025 | Brussels | EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting |
| 14/02/2025 - 15/02/2025 | Munich | Munich Security Conference |
| 19/02/2025 - 22/02/2025 | Johannesburg | G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting |
| 23/02/2025 - 24/02/2025 | Brussels | EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting |
| 06/03/2025 | Liverpool | Ireland – UK Summit |
| 14/03/2025 -19/03/2025 | Philadelphia & New York | Saint Patrick’s Day Visit |
| 07/04/2025 | Luxembourg | EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) Meeting |
| 08/04/2025 - 10/04/2025 | Washington D.C. | Bilateral Visit |
| 14/04/2025 | Luxembourg | EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting |
| 25/04/2025 -26/04/2025 | Rome | Funeral of Pope Francis |
| 15/05/2025 | Brussels | EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) Meeting |
| 22/06/2025 - 23/06/2025 | Brussels | EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting |
| 03/07/2025 | Swansea | Ireland - Wales Forum |
| 04/07/2025 | Berlin | Bilateral Visit |
| 28/08/2025 - 30/08/2025 | Copenhagen | Informal EU Foreign Affairs Council (Gymnich) Meeting |
| 05/09/2025 | London | British Irish Association Conference |
| 21/09/2025 -26/09/2025 | New York & Washington D.C | United Nations General Assembly meeting |
| 19/10/2025-20/10/2025 | Luxembourg | EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting |
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