Matt Carthy
Question:516. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of each official engagement and meeting he attended during the period 27 June 2020 to 14 July 2020. [17009/20]
View answerTuesday, 21 July 2020
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During the period in question, my predecessor as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Barry Cowen TD met with a number of farm organisations and some State agencies that fall under the remit of this Department.
He also had introductory video calls with EU Trade Commissioner, Phil Hogan, EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski as well as the EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevicius.
In addition, he also discussed matters of mutual interest with his Northern Ireland counterpart, Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots MLA and the UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, George Eustice MP.