Ministerial Travel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 May 2015

Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Ceisteanna (990)

Terence Flanagan

Ceist:

990. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of all official foreign trips he and Ministers of State in his Department plan to take between now and the end of 2015; if he will provide details of who he and the Ministers of State in his Department will be meeting on these trips; the purpose of these trips; the duration of these trips; his plans to use all of these trips to promote Ireland as a good place for doing business and as a destination for foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20437/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

I have set out in the following table details of all official foreign trips currently scheduled that I will be undertaking between now and end 2015.

Date	Location	Duration	Purpose
8 June	Luxembourg	1.5 Days	Attendance at EU Energy Council
22 – 23 September	Luxembourg	2 days	Attendance at Informal Meeting of EU Energy Ministers
26 November	Brussels	1.5 Days	Attendance at EU Energy Council
11 December	Luxembourg	1.5 Days	Attendance at EU Telecoms Council

At present, Minister of State McHugh does not have any foreign trips scheduled for 2015 related to this Department. As a matter of course, and where appropriate, we both take the opportunities presented by official foreign trips to promote Ireland as a good place for investment and for doing business.