Ministerial Travel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2014

Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Questions (372)

Terence Flanagan

Question:

372. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of all official foreign trips she and Ministers of State in her Department plan to take between now and the end of 2015; if she will provide the names of the persons she and Ministers of State in her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [48036/14]

Written answers

Minister for Justice and Equality

I am currently scheduled to attend EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council of Minister meetings planned for 29-30 January 2015, 12-13 March 2015 and 15-16 June 2015. I will also be attending the European Parliament Plenary Session in Strasbourg on 29 April 2015. Minister of State Dara Murphy is scheduled to attend the EU Foreign Affairs, General Affairs and European Council meetings in Brussels later this month. Further overseas trips for the period January 2015 - December 2015 are currently being considered in line with the Government's strategic priorities.