Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 March 2022
130. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he or officials from his Department have engaged in any form of communication with the World Economic Forum or representatives of the World Economic Forum including by phone call, webinar, email or any event organised by the World Economic Forum from 1 January 2019 to date; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14158/22]
View answerAs Minister, I participate and engage regularly with a number of international bodies, including The World Economic Forum. Summary details of my engagement with The World Economic Forum, since my appointment as Minister in June 2020, and engagement by a former Minister of State and officials in my Department since 2019, are set out below in tabular form.
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Date |
Event |
Note |
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04 March 2019 |
International Mines Ministers Summit Meeting, Toronto, Canada |
Event organised by Prospectors and Developer’s Association of Canada and the World Economic Forum. The topic of the event was “The Future of Responsible Mineral Supply Chains”. Minister of State Séan Canney and an official from the Department attended the event. |
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02 March 2020 |
International Mines Ministers Summit Meeting, Toronto, Canada |
Event organised by Prospectors and Developer’s Association of Canada and the World Economic Forum. The topic of the event was “The Mineral Industry of the Future”. Minister of State Séan Canney and an official from the Department attended the event. |
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14th September 2020 |
World Economic Forum – Mobility Stewardship Board |
Virtual attendance as part of The Stewardship Board of the Platform on Shaping the Future of Mobility. |
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20th January 2021 |
Davos Energy Week. |
Virtual attendance as a keynote speaker. |
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9th June 2021 |
CEO Action Group for a European Green Deal. |
Online - Ministerial panel session |
