Peter Barry
Question:59 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of meetings of the Anglo-Irish Conference which have taken place this year; the location of these meetings; and if he will outline the people who attended them.
Written Answers. - Anglo-Irish Conference Meetings.
To date this year there have been six meetings of the Anglo-Irish Integovernmental Conference. Two of these were held in Belfast, two in Dublin and two in London. I propose to circulate a tabular statement containing these details in the Official Report.
As Co-Chairman, I attended all six Conference meetings as did the Minister for Justice. In addition, four of the meetings were attended by other Irish Government Ministers. In order of attendance, these were: the Minister for the Environment, the Minister for Health, the Minister for Agriculture and the Minister for Education. A senior Garda representative, usually the Commissioner, also attended all Conference meetings.
On the British side, the six meetings were attended by the Secretary of State, Mr. Peter Brooke, as Co-Chairman, together with the Deputy Secretary of State, Lord Belstead. Other Ministers at the Northern Ireland office attended Conference meetings when issues relevant to their portfolios were under discussion. A senior member of the RUC, usually the Chief Constable, also attended all meetings.
The relevant officials on both sides were present at each meeting.
Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference Meetings, 1991
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Date |
Location |
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31 January 1991 |
Dublin |
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9 April 1991 |
Belfast |
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26 April 1991 |
London |
|
16 July 1991 |
Dublin |
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13 September 1991 |
Belfast |
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17 October 1991 |
London |