Question:
377 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the number of meetings there have been with the First Minister of Scotland; and if he will report on the most recent discussions. [6662/02]
Written Answers. - Ministerial Meetings.
As I outlined to the Deputy in reply to a previous parliamentary question on 20 February 2002, following on initial contacts between the Taoiseach and the First Minister of the Scottish Executive, I have spoken with the Scottish Minister with responsibility for sport, Mr. Mike Watson, in relation to a possible joint Irish-Scottish bid for the hosting of the European football championship finals in 2008, including a formal meeting held in Dublin on 5 February 2002. We discussed, in particular, the establishment of a steering committee comprising representatives of the Scottish Executive, the Scottish FA, the Football Association of Ireland and the Government to prepare bid documentation, which must be submitted in final format to UEFA by 31 May 2002.