Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 February 2014
253. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of all official engagements by him or the Ministers of State in his Department that have taken place in Northern Ireland since he took office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6823/14]
View answerIn response to the Deputy's question the following tables outline all official engagements by me and my Minister of State, including meetings with community groups and so on, that have taken place in Northern Ireland since I took office:
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform - Official Engagements in Northern Ireland since July 2011
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Year |
Date |
Location |
Participants |
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- |
18 July |
North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) sectoral meeting, Armagh |
Met with NI Minister for Finance and Personnel, Sammy Wilson MP MLA, Junior Minister Martina Anderson MLA and officials from SEUPB. |
|
- |
18 Nov |
NSMC Plenary meeting, Armagh |
Met with members of the Northern Ireland Executive. |
|
2011 |
21 Nov |
NSMC meeting in SEUPB format, Armagh |
Met with NI Minister for Finance and Personnel, Sammy Wilson MP, Alex Attwood, Minister for the Environment and officials from SEUPB. |
|
2012 |
4 May |
NSMC SEUPB sectoral meeting, Armagh |
Met with NI Minister for Finance and Personnel, Sammy Wilson MP MLA, Junior Minister Martina Anderson MLA, and officials from SEUPB. The meeting included a presentation on the PEACE III funded Rural Enabler project presented by the Rural Community Network. |
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- |
10 May |
NSMC SEUPB sectoral meeting, Armagh |
Met with NI Minister for Finance and Personnel, Sammy Wilson MP MLA, Junior Minister Jennifer McCann MLA, and officials from SEUPB. |
|
- |
8 Nov |
NSMC Plenary meeting, Armagh |
Met with members of the Northern Ireland Executive. |
|
2013 |
6 Dec |
NSMC SEUPB sectoral meeting |
Met with NI Minister for Finance and Personnel, Simon Hamilton MLA, Junior Minister Jennifer McCann MLA, and officials from SEUPB. |
Although not in Northern Ireland, I did address the PEACE Conference in Brussels on 31 January 2013 where I met First Minister Peter Robinson MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MLA. The PEACE Conference included project presentations from participants and beneficiaries of the PEACE III Programme. I also intend to speak at the British Irish Chamber of Commerce Annual Conference on Thursday 13 February 2014 in Belfast and attend a pre-conference dinner the evening before.
Minister of State for Public Service Reform and the Office of Public Works - Official Engagements in Northern Ireland since July 2011
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Year |
Date |
Location |
Participants |
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2011 |
3 Nov |
Armagh |
Minister opened the Art of the State exhibition. |
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2012 |
17 April |
Belfast |
Minister met with Minister Sammy Wilson and officials from Dept. Finance and Personnel to discuss Shared Services. |
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- |
6 Sept |
Belfast |
Minister opened the Art of the State exhibition. |
|
- |
3 Nov |
Belfast |
Minister at PEACE III Conference, with Minister Wilson (Belfast City Hall). |
|
- |
- |
Stormont |
Met Minister Attwood (Stormont). |
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2013 |
31 May |
Armagh |
Met with Dolores Kelly MLA followed by short tour of facilities and Q&A with politics students (Lismore Comprehensive School, Drumgask, Craigavon). |
|
- |
- |
Drumcree |
Visit to Drumcree Community Centre |
|
- |
- |
Mayfair Business Centre |
Visited Mayfair Business Centre, Social Economy BBusiness, supported by Irish Government IF |
|
- |
- |
Portadown |
Minister visited Ashgrove Centre. |
|
- |
- |
Newry |
Minister met with Danny Kennedy MLA. |
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2013 |
16 Nov |
Belfast |
Minister attended NI21 party conference. |
