Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 January 2019
258. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bilateral meetings he has had with his EU counterparts over the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4029/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraI meet my EU counterparts on a regular basis at meetings of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council. These meetings provide valuable opportunities for Ministers to informally exchange views in the margins of the formal meetings. In addition, I have had a number of formal meetings with international colleagues, the details of which are set out in the following table.
|
EU Minister |
Date |
Location |
|
UK Home Secretary, Mr Sajid Javid MP |
25 July 2018 |
London |
|
Dutch Minister for Justice and Security, Mr. Ferdinand Grapperhaus |
13 September 2018 |
Vienna |
|
UK Secretary of State for Justice, Mr David Gauke MP |
11 October 2018 |
Luxembourg |
|
Greek Minister for Migration, Mr. Dimitrios Vitsas |
12 October 2018 |
Luxembourg |
|
UK Home Secretary, Mr Sajid Javid MP |
12 October 2018 |
Luxembourg |
|
UK Cabinet Office Minister, David Lidington MP and Secretary of State for NI Karen Bradley MP |
2 November 2018 |
Dublin |
|
Greek Minister for Migration, Mr. Dimitrios Vitsas |
6 December 2018 |
Brussels |
|
Mr Savvas Angelides, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Cyprus |
13 December 2018 |
Dublin |
