Seán Sherlock
Ceist:186. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in the United Kingdom in the past six months. [49714/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 November 2017
186. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in the United Kingdom in the past six months. [49714/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra187. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in France in the past six months. [49715/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra188. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in Germany in the past six months. [49716/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra189. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in Italy in the past six months. [49717/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra190. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland in the past six months. [49718/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra191. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in Scotland in the past six months. [49719/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra192. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in Wales in the past six months. [49720/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra193. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in Canada in the past six months. [49721/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra194. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in the United States in the past six months. [49722/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 186 to 194, inclusive, together.
The following table sets out engagements I have had with my counterparts in the countries listed in the Questions. I have not met with my counterparts from the United States, Wales or Northern Ireland in the past six months.
Engagements |
Counterparts |
Environment Council, Luxembourg – June 2017 |
Ms Thérèse Coffey, UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment |
IEA, Paris – June 2017 |
Mr Carlo Calenda, Italian Minister of Economic Development |
Leinster House, Dublin – July 2017 |
Ms Catherine McKenna, Canadian Minister for Environment |
Leinster House, Dublin – October 2017 |
Ms Catherine McKenna, Canadian Minister for Environment |
Environment Council, Luxembourg – October 2017 |
Ms Roseanna Cunningham, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Environment |
Ms Thérèse Coffey, UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment |
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Mr Gian Luca Galletti, Italian Minister for Environment |
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Green Growth Group Ministerial meeting, Luxembourg – October 2017 |
Mr Jochen Flasbarth, German State Secretary for the Environment |
Telecoms Council, Luxembourg – October 2017 |
Mr Mounir Mahjoubi, French Minister of State for Digital Affairs |
IEA Ministerial, Paris – November 2017 |
Mr Richard Harrington, UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Energy and Industry |
Mr Jim Carr, Canadian Minister of Natural Resources |
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COP23, Bonn – November 2017 |
Mr Jochen Flasbarth, German State Secretary for the Environment |
In addition to engagements with the Countries specified in the Questions I have also met with my counterparts from a number of other Countries; these engagements are set out in the following table.
Telecoms Council, Luxembourg – June 2017 |
Mr Peter Eriksson, Swedish Minister for Housing and Digital Development |
Mr Karol Okonski, Polish Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Digital Affairs |
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Environment Council, Luxembourg – June 2017 |
Mr Jan Szyszko, Polish Environment Minister |
Ms Carole Dieschbourg, Luxembourg Environment Minister |
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Mr Andrä Rupprechter, Austrian Agriculture & Environment Minister |
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Mr László Sólymos, Slovakian Environment Minister |
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Dr. Sándor Fazekas, Hungarian Environment Minister |
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Mr. Esben Lunde Larsen , Danish Minister for Environment and Food |
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Mr Kimmo Tiilikainen, Finnish Minister for Environment |
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Mr Kaspars Gerhards, Latvian Minister for Environmental Protection |
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IEA, Paris – June 2017 |
Mr. Aziz Rebbah, Moroccan Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development |
Environment Council, Luxembourg – October 2017 |
Dr. Sándor Fazekas, Hungarian Environment Minister |
Mr Neno Dimov, Bulgarian Minister for Environment and Water |
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Mr Kimmo Tiilikainen, Finnish Minister for Environment |
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Telecoms Council, Luxembourg – October 2017 |
Mr Álvaro Nadal, Spanish Minister for Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda |
IEA Ministerial, Paris – November 2017 |
Mr Kimmo Tiilikainen, Finnish Minister for Energy |
Mr Ibrahim Baylan, Swedish Minister for Energy |
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COP23, Bonn – November 2017 |
Ms Isabella Lövin, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate, and Deputy Prime Minister |
Mr Kimmo Tiilikainen, Finnish Minister for Environment |
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Mr. Esben Lunde Larsen , Danish Minister for Environment and Food |
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Ms Carole Dieschbourg, Luxembourg Environment Minister |
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Ms Dominique Gantenbein, Liechtenstein, Ministry for Home Affairs, Education and Environment |
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Mr Andrä Rupprechter, Austrian Agriculture & Environment Minister |
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Mr Kstutis Treiokas, Lithuanian Ministry of Environment |
The engagements listed in the tables were both formal and informal and discussions covered a wide range of topics.