Minister Breen Q3 2018 (1 July – 30
th
September 2018)
3 Jul
09:15 – 09:45
Pre-brief with Officials
09:45 – 10:30
Minister meeting with US Chargé D’Affaires –
Mr Reece Smyth
13:30 – 14:30
Pre-brief with Officials on meeting with
Minister Humphreys
14:00 – 14:30
Leaders Questions
14:30 – 15:00
Meeting with Minister Humphreys and
Minister Donohoe on SEO’s
15:00 – 15:45
Government Business
15:30 – 15:45
Pre-brief with Trade Section
15:45 – 16:15
Minister meeting with Joe Healy IFA
17:30 – 18:15
Topical Issues
18:30 – 22:00
To attend Reception to mark the 242
nd
Anniversary of the Independence of the
United States of America
22:00 – 23:30
Government Business
4 Jul
07:45 – 09:15
Opening address at American Chamber of
Commerce Ireland – US Business Leadership
Summit
10:30 – 11:30
Meeting with Department An Taoiseach and
Data Protection Officials
12:00 – 12:30
Leaders Questions
16:00 – 17:00
Briefing with Digital Single Market Unit on
Memo for Government and Strategy
17:50 – 18:40
Topical Issues
20:40 – 23:30
Government Business
5 Jul
09:00 – 12:00
Minister to bring DSM Memo to Cabinet
12:00 – 12:30
Leaders Questions
12:45 – 13:30
Voting Block
14:00 – 17:00
Photo call with Andrew McDonnell EIB
15:00 – 16:00
Ministerial Management Board Meeting
17:00 – 17:50
Topical Issues
17:50 – 22:50
Government Business
18:00 – 20:00
Farewell Reception for the Ambassador of
Estonia Mrs Kristi Karelsohn
6 Jul
10:30 – 18:30
Government Business
9 Jul
13:50 – 14:00
Pre-meeting brief with Gerry McCarthy from
EI
14:00 – 14:30
Meeting with small delegation from Georgia
15:00 – 15:15
Pre-brief with Officials
15:15 – 15:45
Meeting with the French Ambassador
17:00 – 18:30
Meeting of Cabinet Committee A
10 Jul
12:00 – 12:30
Briefing with Officials on Industrial
Development Bill
13:30 – 14:30
Photo call for Launch of New Credit
Guarantee Scheme
14:00 – 23:00
Dáil sitting
15:47 – 17:17
Oral PQ’s
18:00 – 18:30
Taking report stage on the Industrial
Development Bill
19:00 – 23:30
Travelling to Limerick
11 Jul
10:00 – 13:30
Minister officially opening BD research Centre
10:30 – 23:30
Dáil Sitting
11:00 – 13:30
(Apologies for Minister) Dept. Taoiseach Data
Forum
11:30 – 12:30
Visits to STATS Limerick
15:00 – 16:00
Ministerial Management Board Meeting
17:30 – 19:00
FG PP Meeting
17:35 – 23:30
Government Business
12 Jul
09:15 – 09:45
Briefing for Compet Council
10:30 – 12:00
Attend EI 2017 Export Results
10:30 – 22:48
Dáil Sitting
12:00 – 12:30
Leaders Questions
12:47 – 13:30
Voting Block
14:00 – 14:30
Meeting with Mr Joe Lynch Ireland Saudi
Arabia Business Council
14:00 – 17:00
Government Business
16:00 – 17:00
Meeting with Tony Heffernan (Pardus Energy
Limited)
17:00 – 17:50
Topical Issues
17:50 – 23:00
Government Business
19:30 – 20:30
FG Presidential Dinner
15 Jul
08:00 – 16:00
Travel to Informal Meeting of the Ministers
responsible for Competitiveness
12:15 – 16:00
Flight to Vienna Aer Lingus EI 12664 – Dep
12:15 Arrive Vienna 16:00
16 Jul
08:00 – 16:30
Informal Compet Council
17:15 – 18:40
Flight from Vienna to London Heathrow-
Austrian Airlines OS455 Vienna INT to London
Heathrow Terminal 2 Dep 17:15 Arr 18:40
17 Jul
09:00 – End of Day
EI Farnborough Air Show UK
18 Jul
Start of Day – 09:30
EI Farnborough Air Show UK
09:00 – 15:30
Farnborough Programme
17:30 – 19:00
FG PP Meeting
20:10 – 21:30
Heathrow to Dublin Aer Lingus EI 179 Dep
LHR 20:10 Arr Dublin 21:30 Terminal 2
19 Jul
09:45 – 10:30
Confirmed meeting with Sharon McGuinness,
new CEO HSA
10:15 – 10:45
Briefing with Officials on Joint Labour
Committee and IR Bill
10:45– 11:00
Pre-brief with Taoiseach Officials
11:00 – 13:00
Taoiseach’s data Forum
12:15 – 14:45
Lunch with Australian Minister for Trade,
Tourism and Investment Mr Steven Ciobo
hosted by the Australian Chamber of
Commerce
15:30 – 16:00
Meeting with the Ambassador of Iran –
Ambassador Kachoueian
16:45 – 17:00
Pre-brief with Officials
17:00 – 17:30
Phone call with Lord Barker
22:00 – 23:30
Government Business
23 Jul
09:00 – End of Day
Minister travelling to Washington
12:55 – 16:55
Flight Dublin to Washington 12:55 arrive
15:45 (now United Airlines)
24 Jul – 26 Jul
All Day
Minister travelling to Washington
27 Jul
Start of Day – 09:30
Minister travelling to Washington
August 2018
8 Aug
10:00 – 11:00
Attend photo/media opp for 1st work day
Edwards Lifesciences staff
12 Aug
10:30 – 12:30
To attend the Tullamore Agricultural Show
15 Aug
11:30 – 12:00
Flight Dublin to Chicago 11:30 - arrive 14:00 EI
123
16 Aug
10:00 – End of Day
Milwaukee Irish Fest
17 Aug
All Day
Milwaukee Irish Fest
18 Aug
All Day
Milwaukee Irish Fest
19 Aug
Start of Day – 10:30
Milwaukee Irish Fest
16:00 – 18:00
Flight Chicago to Dublin EI 122
20 Aug
05:00 – 05:30
Flight Arrives Dublin 05:15 Monday 20th EI
122
21 Aug
10:00 – 11:00
Meeting Matthew Thomas Shannon Group
22 Aug
14:45 – 15:00
Pre-brief with officials
15:00 – 16:00
Meeting with Scottish Minister Ivan McKee
24 Aug
18:30 – 21:00
Attend opening dinner for "Voices of Impact:
Women Leaders Shaping Global Change”
Symposium
25 Aug
10:45 – 11:15
Bus picking up guests for Pope's address
12:15 – 13:15
Address by the Pope and the Taoiseach
18:30 – 19:00
To attend Festival of Families Event
26 Aug
12:40 – 12:45
Arrive at Griffith College for bus transfer to
Phoenix Park
14:30 – 17:30
Celebrate Mass with Pope Francis
28 Aug
11:30 – 14:00
Google event for SMEs
29 Aug
12:30 – 13:00
Briefing with Officials
14:00 – 14:30
German media interview request - Die Zeit
(phone interview)
15:30 – 16:00
Photo call launch for Gourmet Food Parlour
Jobs Announcement with Legacy Consultancy
September 2018
4 Sep
08:00 – 09:00
Minister to launch 'Beyond Local' for Clare
LEO
17:00 – 18:30
Minister Travel to Newry
5 Sep
09:30 – 11:30
Minister to visit ITI office to Launch ITI
Research Study (and meeting companies)
6 Sep
10:00 – 10:30
Minister to attend with An Tánaiste at an
announcement with Chanelle Group - opening
new €10m manufacturing facility
13:00 – 20:00
Fine Gael Annual Think In.
7 Sep
05:55 – 08:30
Flight Dublin to Amsterdam KL0932
09:00 – 11:00
FYI FG Think In
9 Sep
09:00 – End of Day
EI Trade Mission to Brazil
10 Sep – 11 Sep
All Day
EI Trade Mission to Brazil
12 Sep
All Day
EI Trade Mission to Brazil
10:45 – 12:30
Fly Sao Paulo to Brasilia 10:45
13 Sep
All Day
EI Trade Mission to Brazil
12:15 – 14:00
Fly Brasilia to Rio
14 Sep
All Day
EI Trade Mission to Brazil
21:55 – 23:55
Fly Rio to Amsterdam
15 Sep
Start of Day – 16:30
EI Trade Mission to Brazil
14:30 – 15:00
Arrive Amsterdam
16:00 – 16:40
Return to Dublin KLM Flight (from
Amsterdam) KL937 at 16:40pm
17 Sep
09:30 – 10:30
Ibec Mid-West and Kerry REC - briefing for
TD's
19:00 – 21:00
Address and present awards at the EI
International Buyers Dinner and EI's
Innovation Arena Awards 2018
18 Sep
08:00 – 09:00
To address EI US Healthcare Forum
11:00 – 12:00
HSA launch/demo
11:00 – 17:30
Ploughing Championships
12:00 – 13:00
Opening the Local Enterprise Village at the
Ploughing championships
13:00 – 14:00
Attend EI Innovation Arena
14:00 – 14:30
Dáil will resume at 2pm after Summer Recess
15:30 – 16:00
Visit WRC stand
16:00 – 16:30
Visit SFI stand
18:30 – 21:00
Data Summit evening event with Taoiseach
19 Sep
12:00 – 21:30
Data Summit
15:30 – 16:00
Address Commission outreach event on 'New
Deal for Consumers'
17:30 – 19:00
FG PP Meeting
20 Sep
08:30 – 09:30
Meeting with UAE Minister for Infrastructure
and Maritime
09:30 – 10:30
Pre-brief Ministers meeting with Minister
Donohoe
10:30 – 12:30
Minister's Budget meeting with Minister
Donohoe
12:30 – 13:00
Pre-briefing meeting for the IDC on the DSM
12:47 – 13:30
VOTING BLOCK
21 Sep
12:00 – 13:30
Confirmed - Minister to officiate at the official
opening of Matilda's Planet
24 Sep
09:30 – 16:30
Announce LEO Mid-West Regional Jobs
Figures (Clare, Limerick and Tipp)
25 Sep
08:30 – 11:30
Taking Care of Business (TCOB) Event
(Opening address 8:50am)
11:30 – 12:15
Visit to Reagecon Diagnostics Ltd in Shannon
14:00 – 22:00
Dail Voteable all day until 10pm
15:30 – 16:30
Ministerial Management Board Meeting
15:30 – 17:00
IDC on DSM (Brexit & INCL Geo-blocking)
18:30 – 19:00
Attending the 69th anniversary of the
founding of the Peoples Republic of China
20:00 – 22:00
Definite vote on conclusion of private
members business tomorrow evening at
10pm
26 Sep
10:30 – 12:00
Drop in to Chambers Ireland Pre-Budget
Networking Day
11:50 – 12:30
Photo FG HQ
14:00 – 14:30
Meeting with Korean Ambassador
14:47 – 15:35
Topical Issues
20:30 – 21:30
Attending Taoiseach's meeting with FG
Ministers and Ministers of State
27 Sep
09:00 – 09:30
Meeting with IRHA re Budget Submission on
Diesel Fuel Rebate Scheme
10:00 – 11:00
Meeting with Officials on AGSB
12:00 – 13:00
Leaders Questions
12:30 – 13:30
WEEKLY DIVISIONS
17:00 – 17:48
Topical Issues
18:00 – 20:30
President Higgins in Ennis
