Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 October 2005
251 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science the foreign conferences attended by her since June 2002; and the number of public servants and others included in the entourage for each such conference. [30818/05]
View answerI have attended two foreign conferences since becoming Minister for Education and Science in September 2004. My predecessor attended three foreign conferences as Minister for Education and Science during the period referred to by the Deputy. The details are set out below.
|
Date |
Destination |
Purpose of Visit |
No. of Accompanying Persons |
|
14-Nov-04 |
Brussels |
EU Education Council Meeting |
2 |
|
09-Dec-04 |
Paris |
Meeting at OECD |
4 |
|
11-Jan-05 |
Beijing |
Official Visit to China |
2 |
|
12-Mar-05 |
New York |
St. Patrick’s Day Ministerial Visit |
2 |
|
04-May-05 |
Crackow Poland |
Council of Europe Ministerial Conference |
3 |
|
01-Jun-05 |
Florence |
Round Table Discussion at the European University Institute |
2 |
|
12-Jul-05 |
London |
EU Education Minister’s Meeting |
2 |
|
18-Aug-05 |
Orlando USA |
Science Challenge Event |
1 |
|
06-Oct-05 |
Paris |
UNESCO General Conference |
1 |
|
Date |
Destination |
Purpose of Visit |
No. of Accompanying Persons |
|
24-Jan-03 |
London |
Bi-Lateral Meeting with UK Secretary of State |
1 |
|
28-Feb-03 |
Athens |
Informal EU Ministerial Meeting |
2 |
|
18-Mar-03 |
Thailand/Bangkok |
Official visit to Thailand |
1 |
|
30-Mar-03 |
London |
Meeting with former Residents of Industrail Schools |
2 |
|
26-Jun-03 |
Larnaca |
Meeting with European Ministers of Education |
3 |
|
19-Sep-03 |
Berlin |
Pre Presidency Meeting with German Minister of Education |
3 |
|
05-Oct-03 |
Hong Kong |
Accompanying President on State Visit to China |
2 |
|
26-Oct-03 |
Milan |
Informal Meeting of Ministers of Education |
4 |
|
25-Jan-04 |
Brussels |
EU Presidency Meeting with European Parliament |
2 |
|
26-Feb-04 |
Brussels |
Education Council Meeting (President) |
3 |
|
10-Mar-04 |
Japan |
Ministerial visit to Japan |
2 |
|
04-Apr-04 |
Brussels |
European Science Congress |
2 |
|
25-Apr-04 |
Brussels |
Addressed Eu Conference in Liege Belgium |
1 |
|
28-May-04 |
Brussels |
Education Council Meeting (President) |
1 |
|
24-Jun-04 |
Oslo |
Conference of EU/EEA Ministers of Education |
4 |
|
11-Jul-04 |
Amsterdam |
Informal EU Ministerial Meeting |
2 |
