§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many times Ministers in his Department have held meetings with Ministers and officials of the Irish Government since 1 January 1998, indicating the dates and locations of each meeting, the Ministers involved and the names of the Irish Ministers and officials at each meeting. [90407]
§ Mr. DarlingI and Ministers of this Department have met with Irish Ministers and their officials on three occasions. The information requested is in the table below:
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Date Location Social Security Minister Irish Minister and officials 15 January 1998 Richmond House, London, SW1 Keith Bradley, Parliamentary Under-Secretary Dermot Ahem, Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs Tom Mulherin, Assistant Secretary General, DSCFA Mel Cousins, Minister's Advisor, DSCFA Leo Sheedy, Irish Embassy Stephen Coughlan, Private Secretary Gerry Mungan, Principal, DSCFA 25 February 1998 Richmond House, London, SW1 Frank Field, Minister of State Mary Hamey, Tanaiste 25 June 1999 Dublin Alistair Darling, Secretary of State Seamus O'Moran, Assistant Secretary—Labour Force Development Division, DETE Martin Territt, Press Officer Gerry Donnelly, Advisor Leo Sheedy, Irish Embassy Dermot Ahern, Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs Eddie Sullivan, Secretary General, Department for Social, Community and Family Affairs (DSCFA) John Hynes, Director General, DSCFA
Date Location Social Security Minister Irish Minister and officials Deirdre Carroll, Assistant Secretary, DSCFA Tom Mulherin, Assistant Secretary, DSCFA Mel Cousins, Minister's Advisor