Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 December 2022
258. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the dates in 2022 on which the Irish Consul General and or Vice Consul General in Chicago visited Detroit in the State of Michigan; and the purpose of each visit in tabular form. [60392/22]
View answerIreland’s Consulate General in Chicago works to promote Ireland's interests in the Midwestern region of the United States. This includes engaging with our active and widespread diaspora community, including by providing support to Irish communities and organisations through the Government’s Emigrant Support Programme, delivering consular assistance to Irish citizens in the Midwest, and promoting trade and economic opportunities in partnership with our State Agencies based in Chicago.
Detroit and the greater state of Michigan are a key priority for the team of the Consulate General. Approximately 7.3 million people across the Midwestern US claim Irish heritage, and 1 million of those people live in Michigan.
Opportunities for the Consulate General in Chicago to undertake travel throughout the totality of its consular area over the past two years have been restricted due to the pandemic none the less our Consul General in Chicago has undertaken one visit to Detroit, MI so far in 2022. The date and purpose of this visit is listed in tabular form below.
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Date |
Representative |
Visit Purpose |
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June 2022 |
Acting Consul General |
Visit of Ireland’s Ambassador to the United States to Michigan for community, business and political meetings in the cities of Detroit and Lansing. |
