Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 January 2021
28. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of times he has spoken with or written to his counterpart in the UK Government and in the Stormont Executive in relation to co-ordinating international travel restrictions to combat Covid-19; the date of each physical and virtual meeting, phone call or letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4538/21]
View answerI communicate with my Ministerial counterparts in the UK Government and in the Stormont Executive on a regular basis in both structured meeting and direct message / call formats.
Below, I have outlined in tabular form. my engagements with the UK Secretary of State for Transport and the Minister for Infrastructure in the Stormont Executive in which the issue of international travel restrictions to combat Covid-19 was discussed:
Table 1: Rt Hon, Grant Schapps, MP - UK Secretary of State for Transport
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Date |
Format |
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19/10/20 |
Video meeting |
|
7/11/20 |
Phone call / message |
|
8/11/20 |
Phone call / message |
|
10/11/20 |
Phone call / message |
|
20/12/20 |
Video meeting |
|
21/12/20 |
Phone call / message |
|
8/1/21 |
Phone call / message |
|
11/1/21 |
Phone call / message |
|
22/1/21 |
Phone call / message |
|
26/1/21 |
Phone call / message |
Table 2: Minister Nicola Mallon - NI Department for Infrastructure
|
Date |
Format |
|
20/7/20 |
Phone call/message |
|
31/7/20 |
North South Ministerial Council, Dublin Castle - bilateral discussion |
|
24/8/20 |
Phone call/message |
|
25/9/20 |
Video meeting |
|
15/12/20 |
Phone call/message |
|
17/12/20 |
Phone call/message |
|
18/12/20 |
North South Ministerial Council, Bilateral video meeting |
|
20/12/20 |
Phone call/message |
|
27/1/20 |
Video meeting |
