Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 13 Jun 2000

Vol. 521 No. 1

Written Answers. - Trade Delegations.

David Stanton

Ceist:

107 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the foreign, trade and other delegations lead by ministers from her Department since November 1999; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16723/00]

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Ms Harney)

The foreign ministerial-led delegations since November 1999 were as follows:

Delegation	Dates	Led By
NEC Packaging Buyers Conference in Birmingham	10/11/99 to 11/11/99	Tánaiste
Irish delegation at the 3rd Ministerial meeting of the WTO	27/11/99 to 04/12/99	Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt
IDA Trade Mission to San Francisco	01/12/99 to 05/12/99	Tánaiste
Spring Fair in Birmingham	06/02/00 to 07/02/00	Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt
UNCTAD Conference/Trade Mission to Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore	08/02/00 to 15/02/00	Tánaiste
Medical Device Technology Fair in Birmingham	16/02/00	Minister of State, Deputy Treacy
CeBIT 2000 Fair in Hanover	28/02/00	Minister of State, Deputy Treacy
IDA and Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission to USA/UK	08/03/00 to 16/03/00	Tánaiste
Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission to India	05/04/00 to 15/04/00	Tánaiste
Opportunities Ireland Recruitment Fair, St John's Newfoundland, Canada	28/04/00 to 04/05/00	Minister of State, Deputy Treacy
Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia/United Arab Emirates	09/05/00 to 15/05/00	Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt
Official opening of FÁS Jobs Ireland in London	13/05/00	Tánaiste
Technology Trade Mission to Israel	27/05/00 to 01/06/00	Minister of State, Deputy Treacy
Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission to Slovakia/Czech Republic	07/06/00 to 09/06/00	Tánaiste

In addition to the above, Ministers from my Department attended EU Council meetings – Industry Council, Research Council, Consumer Council, Generals Affairs Council, Internal Market Council, Labour and Social Affairs Council – a Council of Europe meeting in Strasbourg, the annual ILO Conference in Geneva and a Trade Ministers' meeting in Oporto.

The delegations led by Ministers from my Department related to a broad range of trade and promotional activity or arose from the requirements of Ireland's membership of international bodies such as the EU, ILO and the WTO.