Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 May 2024
116. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance to report on the recent visit of the Minister of State with responsibility for financial services, credit unions and insurance to Frankfurt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22726/24]
View answerThe official visit to Frankfurt was the first international engagement since my appointment as Minister of State at the Department of Finance. An invitation to deliver the keynote address at an event organised by the Irish Consulate in Frankfurt along with the Ireland for Law initiative was the catalyst for the visit which featured an intensive engagement programme of meetings with industry, institutions and local State Government representatives from Hesse.
In addition to meeting with Hessian State Secretary for Federal, European and International Affairs and Bureaucracy Reduction, Ms. Karin Müller, I met with the chief economist of the ECB, Philip Lane. Frankfurt is a key European financial centre and it is vital for the development of our own financial services industry to have strong links with the city and the decision makers there. The visit was very successful in progressing my work in leading on the Ireland for Finance strategy to develop the international financial services sector in Ireland.
