Ministerial Travel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2014

Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Questions (217)

Terence Flanagan

Question:

217. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of all official foreign trips he and Ministers of State in his Department plan to take between now and the end of 2015; if he will provide the names of the persons he and Ministers of State in his Department will meet on these trips; the purpose of the trips; the duration of the trips; if there are plans to use all of these trips to promote Ireland as a good place for doing business and as a destination for foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48032/14]

Written answers

Minister for Finance

In response to the Deputy I have provided details of my travel arrangements and those of the Minister of State Harris:

Minister Noonan -  Apart from the forthcoming Eurogroup/Ecofin meetings there are no confirmed Ministerial travel arrangements in place for 2015. The schedule, thus far, for Eurogroup/Ecofin meetings is

- 26th/27th January

- 16th/17th February

- 9th/10th March

- 23rd/24th April

- 11th/12th May

- 18th/19th June

 Minister Harris - The only confirmed travel arrangements in 2015 for Minister of State Harris are as follows:

- Attending Asia Finance Forum, Hong Kong, 19-20 Jan-2015. Minister Harris is travelling to this destination to promote Ireland as a hub for international financial services, to undertake an intensive round of engagements with existing and prospective IDA clients, and to explore opening new markets for EI clients both in the area of financial services and more generally.

- Attending Ecofin Budget Council, Brussels, Nov-2015