Minister Martins Diary Archive G1-Jan-07 - 31-Dec-07 Monday, January 1 Tuesday, January 2 Sunday, January 7 Monday, Januarys 10:00 13:00 Government Meeting 13:45 14:30 Official Opening Ceremony for 6T Young Scientist, RDS Thursday. January 11 Saturday, January 13 Sunday, January 14 - All Day - KEEP FREE- El Trade Mission with Taoiseach to the Middle East Monday. January 15 - All Day - KEEP FREE- El Trade Mission with Taoiseach to the Middle East Tuesday, January 16 - All Day - KEEP FREE- El Trade Mission with Taoiseach to the Middle East Wednesday, January 17 - All Day - KEEP FREE- El Trade Mission with Taoiseach to the Middle East Thursday. January 18 - All Day - KEEP FREE- El Trade Mission with Taoiseach to the Middle East Friday, January 19 - All Day - KEEP FREE- El Trade Mission with Taoiseach to the Middle East Saturday, January 20 - All Day - KEEP FREE- El Trade Mission with Taoiseach to the Middle East Sunday. January 21 Monday, January 22 10:00 11:30 14:00 15:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 18:00 19:00 Confidential Announcement- Dundalk Meeting with Sarah Delaney Meeting with Enterprise Advisory Group, Room 110 Meeting RE: Employment Permits Bill Meet with Advisors Tuesday. January 23 10:00 14:30 16.00 17:00 18:00 13:00 15:30 17:00 17:45 18:45 Wednesday. January 24 09:00 09:45 10:30 11:30 12:30 13:30 Thursday, January 25 Government Meeting (Michael Buckley to attend) Launch of National Development Plan (2007 - 2013), Dublin Castle Meeting with Sarah Delaney Meeting with Irish Racehorse Trainers Meeting with Demnot Mulligan Green Card Launch (Alexander Hotel) Officially launch Avantcraft to international Buyers and Media at Showcase, Main Hall, F Officially open PIAB's new offices, Tallaght Sunday. January 28 Mond; 10:00 11:00 Tuesday, January 30 09:20 09:00 10:00 11:00 11:30 12:30 14:00 16:00 16:10 16:00 16:15 16:45 16:45 17:00 17:00 17:00 Attend Enterprise Ireland International Markets Week, Radisson Hotel Officially open Checkout Ireland Conference, Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge All Island Network Conference, Farmleigh House Confidential Announcement, Mansion House Meeting with Sarah Delaney Photocall with ISME RE: Guide to Employment Law for SME's Meet with Michael Cunniffe Meet with Seamus O'Morain and Margo Monaghan Keep Free- Dublin North West Wednesday .January 31 14:30 15:45 16:15 16:36 17:00 15:45 16:30 16:36 17:36 17:30 Keep Free- Oral PQs Meet with advisors Leaders Questions Order of Business Meeting with Sec Gen 17:30 18:00 Thursday, February 1 09:15 10:00 10:00 10:30 10:30 11:00 11:00 11:45 12:00 12:45 14:15 15:15 Meeting with US Ambassador Launch of Consumer Protection Bill - Press Conference Meet with Sarah Delaney Order of Business Meet with Min O'Donoghue, Kerry Co, Mgr and Agencies Meet with IMDA EU Seminar - Farmleigh Frida Sunday. February 4 Monday. February 5 Tuesday, February 6 10:00 13:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:15 15:20 18:30 16:15 16:36 16:36 17:36 19:00 Government Meeting Ministerial Task Force on Climate Change, Sycamore Room Meeting with Sec Gen and Advisors CONSUMER PROTECTION BILL 2007- SECOND STAGE- SEANAD Leaders Questions Order of Business 19:45 Wednesday, February 7 09:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 10:00 10:45 10:51 11:30 Meeting with Sarah Delaney Launch of the Competitiveness Challenge Report, Room 110 Leaders Questions Meet with Sarah Delaney 11:36 12:15 12:45 14:00 14:30 15:15 16:00 16:45 17:30 12:15 12:45 14:00 14:30 15:15 15:45 16:45 17:15 18:00 Thursday. Februarys - All Day 08:30 10:30 13:30 14:00 14:20 15:00 15:20 16:20 16:40 16:20 16:40 17:15 17:15 18:00 18:00 18:45 Order of Business Meet with Secretary General Lunch with Meeting with Sarah Meeting with FIT LTD Meeting with Bailina Chamber Meeting with Professor Michael Hayes and Professor Austin Darragh Meet with Sarah Delaney Launch Book on DIT Collaboration in China,Coachhouse, Dublin Castle Management Board Meeting Meet wih Race Kildare Town Visit Tegral Athy Open FAS Carlow Training Centre Visit Department Site Official launch of Training and Development Programme for Carlow CEB Carlow Tourism Advertising Campaign Launch Meeting with Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Seven Oaks Hotel Friday, February 9 Saturday, February 10 Sunday, February 11 11:00 12:00 12:15 13:15 News Conference, Government Buildings Week in Politics, RTE Sudio - Exact time to be decided Tuesday. February 13 10:00 13:00 Government Meetin 14:30 15:15 16:15 16:36 17:00 15:15 16:15 16:36 17:36 17:30 Meeting with Advisors Meetin with Sarah Delaney Leaders Questions Order of Business Meeting with Sean Rowland 17:30 17:45 17:45 17:45 Meeting with Secretary General Meet with Gerry Ryan 18:30 19:15 Meeting with Sec General and MK Wednesday. February 14 08:30 09:30 10:30 11:00 11:36 12:30 14:00 14:15 17:20 17:30 18:30 09:30 10:30 10:51 11:45 12:36 14:00 16:00 17:00 17:30 18:00 19:00 Thursday, February 15 10:00 11:00 11:00 11:30 11:30 12:30 12:30 13:30 13:30 13:30 Briefing with Gerry Donnelly Meeting with Sarah Delaney Leaders Questions Meeting with MD of Kepak Order of Business Address Ireland Spain Economic Lunch, Cabinet Committee on European Affairs CONSUMER PROTECTION BILL 2007Photocall with IBEC Meeting with Tom Courtney Meeting with Michael Cunniffe Visit Millennium Park Visit Taravale Foods Visit Dawn Foods Meet with Naas Chamber, Maudlins Hotel Depart Sunday, February 18 Monday, February 19 - All Day 17:30 18:30 Tuesday. February 20 Competitiveness Council Meeting with MK 10:00 12:00 14:15 15:15 16:15 16:30 17:00 12:00 13:30 15:15 16:15 16:36 18:30 18:00 Government Meeting Government Lunch in honour of the President of Poland, Iveagh House Meeting with Sec Gen and Advisors Meet with Sarah Delaney Leaders Questions Keep Free- Dublin Sth East Visit Enterprise Centre - Terenure 18:30 19:30 Attend Launch of Paidi 6 Se Football Weekend, Buriington Hotel, Dublin Wednesday. February 21 09:00 09:30 09:30 10:30 10:30 10:51 11:00 12:00 12:00 12:30 13:45 14:15 14:30 15:30 15:30 16:15 17:00 18:00 16:15 17:00 17:45 18:45 Brefing with Conor O'Mahony Meeting with Sarah Delaney Leaders Questions Launch of Brite Programme, Mont Clare Hotel Interview for DVD Launch, Davenport Hotel "tentative" Meeting with Dermot Mulligan Launch of National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007 -2016, Room 308, Governmen Buildings Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion Meet with Sec Gen and Gerry Monks Re EAG and Chairman's report Meeting with Aiteen O'Donoghue, Director, Financial Services Ireland Meeting with David Begg, ICTU Thursday , February Saturday, February 24 Sunday.February 25 Monday, February 26 - All Day - Keep Free- USA Tuesday. February 27 - All Day - Keep Free- USA Wednesday, February 28 09:00 14:00 14:00 15:00 Keep Free- USA Launch Forfas Report on Business Continuity Planning - Responding to an Influenza Pandemic, Govt Press Centre 15:00 15:30 15:45 16:30 19:00 19:45 15:30 15:45 16:30 19:00 19:45 20:15 Meeting with Sarah Delaney Photocall for IMI Conference, Kildare Street Meeting with Engineers Ireland Note: Consumer Protection Bill 2nd Stage (EXACT TIME UNKNOWN) Meeting with ex employees of Castlemahon, Kildare Street Meet with Secretary General 20:30 22:00 Note: Consumer Protection Bill 2nd Stage Thursday, March 1 08:50 09:30 10:30 11:00 11:00 12:30 14:00 14:30 15:15 16:00 16:45 17:15 17:45 21:15 18:30 14:00 14:30 15:15 16:00 16:45 17:15 17:45 17:45 22:15 Friday. March 2 Saturday, March 3 Sunday. March 4 Officially open ECR Ireland Annual Conference, O'Reilly Hall, Belfield Opening address at Irish Software Association Public Procurement Showcasing Event, Merrion Hotel Keep Free- Mullingar Visit Mr. Crum, Finea Meet Local Councillors Meet Agencies/Local Media Visit IDA Business Park Visit Rafters - Kilbeggan Visit Egans - Kilbeggan Visit Sweets - Kilbeggan Depart Mullingar Present FAS Certificates and Launch new Youth & Community Cafe Service - Castle Hi Blarney Tue^ 09:45 10:00 Meeting with Taoiseach and Minister for Finance RE: Ministerial Certificates- Review Ur section 25 of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 13:00 13:45 Joint Launch with Minister Hanafin of Report on Expert Group On Skills Needs, Government Press Centre 13:00 15:15 13:45 16:15 Joint Launch with Minister Hanafin Of Report on Expert Group On Skills Needs Keep Free- PQs Wednesday, March 7 08:30 10:00 10:00 10:30 10:30 10:51 11:00 11:40 11:36 12:36 12:30 13:45 14:30 15:30 15:30 16:15 16:15 17:15 17:45 18:30 Management Board Meeting Meeting with Dermot Mulligan Leaders Questions Meeting with Joe O'Flynn Order of Business Start up Class 2006 (announcement of 75 new start-ups) Pavillion, Leopardstown Meeting with Meeting with Frank Mutvihill, Institute of Guidance Councillors Cabinet Committee on European Affairs Meeting with Donal De Butleir Thursday, March 8 08:45 09:30 09:30 10:30 10:30 11:30 11:00 12:00 12:00 12:45 14:15 14:30 14:30 15:45 16:00 16:45 Meeting with MK Meet with Order of Business Meeting with H H Meeting with Michael Cunniffe Photo for launch of Premier Group's New Buildings, Kildare Street Meeting with Sarah Delaney Meeting with William Parnell 18:00 19:00 Friday, March 9 Saturday. March 10 Sunday. March 11 Meeting with Private Secretary Monday, March 12 13:30 14:15 Tuesday, March 13 12:00 12:30 12:30 13:15 14:00 14:00 Launch of Cable and Wireless Ireland Global Tier One Corporate Network Services, Maryborough House Hotel Internal Meeting Briefing with Gerry Donnelly COMMITTEE STAGE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION BILL (Time to be confirmed) Friday, March 16 Saturday, March 17 Government Meeting 21:45 21:45 Wednesday. March 21 09:00 08:00 09:30 11:00 11:30 12:30 10:30 11:30 12:15 14:00 14:00 16:00 15:00 17:00 17:30 19:00 18:30 20:00 Thursday, March 22 08:30 09:00 09:00 10:00 10:30 12:00 14:00 15:00 Depart Launch Paper on Research and Development for American Chamber Of Commerce, House of Lords, Bank of Ireland, College Green Meeting with Sarah Delaney Meeting with Willie O'Dea Meet with Chief Science Advisor Launch of Innovation vouchers and calls for Competentce Centres - including lunch, Berkeley Court Hotel Cabinet Committee on S&T Official opening of Graham Engineering Offices, 10 Lr. Ormonde Quay, Restored Georg Building Officially Launch Forfas Productivity Research Report, Trinity College Meeting with the Board of the Crafts Council Meeting with Sarah Delaney Meeting with Anne Fitzgerald,Kildare Street European Forum on Science and Research, Dublin Castle Confidential Announcement, Ferrigcarrig Hotel, Wexford Friday, March 23 11:30 16:30 11:30 17:30 Radio Interview with Fionan OTuama, Radio na Gaelteacht Meeting with Secretary General, Kildare Street Saturd Tuesday, March 27 10:00 13:00 15:00 16:30 18:30 19:30 Wednesday. March 28 Government Meeting Confidential Announcement - Great Southern Hotel, Cork Meeting with Dermot Mulligan Re: Employment Permits 09:30 10:30 11:00 12:00 11:36 14:45 15:00 15:45 16:00 17:30 19:30 12:36 15:45 15:45 16:45 17:30 18:00 22:30 Officially open Digital Media Incubation Centre, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology Confidential Announcement, Leopardstown Thursday, March 29 11:00 12:30 17:30 16:30 17:00 17:00 19:00 21:30 21:00 21:00 Order of Business Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion Meet with ICCUSA, Room 110 Meeting with Sarah Delaney Cabinet Committee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPPs, Sycamore Room Meeting with Clare Dunne RE: Community Enterprise Centre Scheme El Dinner with Senior US Executives of Software Security companies, Room 1592, Trini Colieqe Confidential Announcement, Cork Meeting with William Parnell RE: Estimates Phone Interview with George Hook Dinner with SDA Client Company, Merrion Hotel Depart for Athlone Friday. March 30 Saturday, March 31 Sunday. April 1 Monday, April 2 10:00 10:15 13:00 10:30 14:00 15:30 Government Meeting ASC report - joint photocall and Press Release with Minister Hannafin (Chair of ASC, tv Cryan, to attend also) Govt, Bldgs Revised Estimates 2007 - Meet with Select committee on Enterprise and Small Busines 15:30 17:00 18:30 19:30 15:45 17:30 19:30 20:00 Meeting of Joint Committee on motion re the Competition Act 2002. Meeting with David O'Meara Meet with North Tipp Council Delegation Meeting with Dermot Mulligan Wednesday, April 4 08:00 09:00 09:30 10:30 10:30 10:30 10:51 11:30 Breakfast meeting with Eugene Sheehy, CEO of AIB, Dining Room, AIB Group Bank Centre, Ballsbridge Meeting with Sarah Delaney Leaders Questions Minister Must Attend Taoiseach's Questions Today 11:36 13:00 13:20 14:15 14:30 12:36 13:20 13:30 14:30 15:30 Order of Business Photocall & brief meeting with IDA Client Company Meeting with Barry O'Leary Meet with Brian Whitney Meet with Small Business Forum, Room 110 16:45 18:00 19:00 23:00 Meeting with Institutes of Technology Science Policy briefing with Irish Science and Technology Journalists Meeting with Mountmellick Development Association Attend dinner with Ambassador of Japan, Ambassadors Residence •16:00 17:00 18:00 20:00 Thursday. April 5 10:30 08:30 09:30 10:00 10:00 10:45 10:45 10:45 11:15 12:00 12:00 13:00 13:00 14:15 14:45 15:15 16:15 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:30 14:15 14:45 15:15 16:15 16:45 18:00 18:00 19:00 19:30 Friday. At>ril 6 Saturday, April 7 Sunday, April 8 Monday, April 9 Thursday. April 12 For Info: Meeting with Management Board Meet Board of Granard Community Enterprise Centre (Greville Arms Hotel, Granard) Visit Site of new CEC and visit new commercial development, Granard Depart Mulleady Construction, Drumlish Visit Panalto Foods, Longford Open Longford Community Enterprise Centre Citizens Information Launch (Longford Arms Hotel) Lunch Walkabout Town Centre Visit Butler Engineering, Longford Visit Kestral Kitchens, Ballymahon Depart Launch of One Step Up, Athlone Depart Athlone 09:30 10:15 17:00 17:30 Photocal! and meeting with IDA Client Company, University Technology Centre, Unit 1a Curraheen Road Officially open the Irish Plant Scientists Annual Meeting, UCC Tuesday. April 17 11:30 12:45 13:30 14:00 14:00 14:30 Confidential Announcement, Clarion Suites, Ennis Road, Limerick Formal Opening of Irish Software engineering Research Centre (LERO) Launch of CSET Roadshow, Computer Science Building,UL Wednesday, April 18 08:30 09:00 10:00 10:30 10:00 13:00 15:30 14:30 16:00 16.15 18:30 18:30 Launch of ICT Ireland Accel Project, Westin Hotel Meeting with Sarah Delaney Government Meeting Meeting with Taoiseach and ICTU Photocall for launch of PriceWaterHouseCoopers new Publication Depart on Aer Arann flight for Cork Thursday, April 19 - All Day - The Week in Politics Monday, April 23 11:00 12:30 Confidential Announcement - Cork Tuesday. April 24 10:00 10:30 13:30 15:00 15:30 17:00 19:00 19:45 10:30 13:00 14:30 15:15 16:00 17:30 19:45 20:30 Wednesday. April 25 08:30 09:45 09:45 10:15 10:15 11:00 10:30 10:51 11:00 11:30 11:36 12:36 11:45 12:15 14:00 15:00 16:30 14:45 16:00 16:30 Thursday, April 26 08:45 09:00 09:00 10:50 10:30 11:30 12:00 12:30 12:30 17:45 17:00 18:00 17:30 18:45 Filming related to 0 2 Awards, Merrion Hotel Government Meeting Present Awards for City & Guilds, The Coach House, Photocall re: Job Shadow Day, Kildare Street Launch of Crafts Council Strategy, The Friends of the Meeting with Sec Gen and Advisors Meeting with ICTU re student permits Meeting with Rachel Sarah Murphy Meeting with Sarah Meet with French Group Private Meeting Leaders Questions Launch of Business Regulation Forum, Room Order of Business Meeting with delegtion from WIT RE: Calmast Official opening of 'Sage'; City West Event in Grangecastle Depart Baidonnel for Cork Photocall Speak at IMI Conference, Druids Glen Order of Business Launch of the ICT Audit Programme, Kildare Street Keep Free for PQs Meeting with Sarah Delaney PQs to take place at 17.30 Saturday, April 28 Sunday, April 29 Monday, April 30 Tuesday, May 1 Wednesday, May 2 14:30 17:00 Thursday. May 3 12:45 13:00 13:00 13:45 For Info: Government Meeting Photocall with Chair of CLRG, Room 110, Kildare Street Meeting with Secretary General and Gerry DonnelK Friday, May 4 Saturday. May 5 Monday, May 7 - All Day - Bank Holiday Tuesday, May 8 13:00 22:00 17:30 18:30 Keep Free Meeting with IDA Company Client, Cork Airport Wednesday. May 9 Thurs Sunday. May 13 Monday. May 14 09:00 09:30 10:00 11:00 17:05 17:05 Present FAS Excellence Through People Awards, Carrigaline Court Hotel Official Opening of FAS Biopharma Training Centre, Carrigaline Depart Cork for Dublin on Aer Arann Flight Tuesday. May 15 Depart Dublin for Cork on Aer Arann flight 13:30 13:30 Wednesday, May 16 Thursday. May 17 Sunday, May 20 Monday, May 21 - All Day Tuesday. May 22 - All Day 10:00 13:00 Wednesday. May 23 Thursday, May 24 Friday. May 25 Saturday. May 26 Sunday. May 27 For Info-Competitiveness Council For Info-Competitiveness Council Government Meeting Monday, May 28 Tuesday, May 29 13:00 14:00 Meeting with Secretary General, Kildare Street Wednesday, May 30 Thursday. May 31 Friday, June 1 Saturday, June 2 Sunday, June 3 Monday. June 4 Bank Holiday - Ail Day Tuesday. June 5 Wednesday, June 6 13:00 10:00 15:30 14:30 Thursday 1 June 7 09:15 10:30 16:30 17:30 Government Meeting Meeting with Secretary General/Advisors Keynote Speech at Official Opening of China in the 21st Century International Conferen Brookfieid Health Science Complex, UCC, Cork Attend event in UCC Friday. June 8 Saturday. June 9 15:30 23:00 Keep Free Sunday, June 10 Monday, June 11 09:00 10:00 'tentative' Officially open James Webb Space Telescope Meeting, Royal Hospital Kilmainham Tuesday, June 12 Wednesday, June 13 12:00 13:00 18.00 21:30 Meeting with Secretary General 02 Ability Awards, Dublin Castle, Black Tie Thursday, June 14 Friday. June 15 Saturday, June 16 Sunday. June 17 Monday, June 18 Tuesday. June 19 Wednesday. June 20 10:00 09:00 10:00 16:00 17:30 13:00 17:30 18:30 Pre Government Breakfast Meeting, Sycamore Room Government Meeting Cabinet Committee on European Affairs, Sycamore Room Briefing with Tony Joyce re Trade Talks Thursday, June 21 10:00 10:10 10:00 11:00 Coutesy Call from Sir Reg Empey ( Exact time to be decided) Meeting with Private Office Staff Friday. June 22 Saturday. June 23 Sunday. June 24 Monday. June 25 - All Day - Competitiveness Council, Luxembourg Tuesday, June 26 10:00 14:40 15:20 16:15 16:36 13:00 15:20 16:10 16:36 17:36 Government Meeting Meeting with Sec Gen and Advisors Meeting with Sarah Delaney Leaders Questions Order of Business 19:00 20:00 Meeting with John McGuinness Wednesday. June 27 09:30 10:30 10:30 10:51 Meeting with Saudi Arabian Minister for Trade and Commerce, Minister Yamani Leaders Questions 11:00 11:36 11:30 12:36 Meeting with John Kelly and Pat M Court re: PIAB Bill Order of Business 14:00 16:00 18:45 19:00 15:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 Minister, Taoiseach and Minister Cowen to meet IBEC and ICTU, Sycamore Room Meeting with Management Board Photocall, Kildare Street Meeting with Frank Ryan Thursday, June 28 10:00 11:00 15:00 15:15 Monday. July 2 09:30 10:15 21:00 23:00 Announcement, Fermoy Photocall re Innovation Vouchers- Clarion Hotel Meeting with Roc Opelton Ltd CE Scheme, Suite 101, Rochestown Park Hotel Questions and Answers Tuesday. July 3 10:15 14:40 15:20 16:15 16:36 13:00 15:20 16:10 16:36 17:36 Government Meeting Meeting with Sec Gen and Advisors Meeting with Sarah Delaney Leaders Questions Order of Business 19:30 21:30 PIAB Bill, Seanad Wednesday. July 4 10:00 10:30 10:30 10:51 11:00 12:00 11:36 12:36 14:30 15:45 16:00 17:00 17:30 18:15 Meeting with Abtran and BSKYB Leaders Questions Meet with Sarah Delaney Order of Business KEEP FREE- ORAL PQ's Meeting with Sarah Delaney Interview with Jane Williams, Kildare Street Thursday, July 5 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:30 10:45 12:00 12:15 13:00 14:00 14:30 Meet with Sarah Delaney Order of Business PIAB Bill, Dai! Meeting with Minister Jimmy Devins Interview with Examiner Frida Saturday, July 7 Sunday. July 8 10:30 12:00 Attend National Day of Commemoration Ceremony, Royal Hospital Kilmainham 14:30 Present Failte Ireland Awards, Timeleogue Abbey, Timoleague Monday, July 9 13:30 Tuesday. July 10 10:15 15:30 19:30 13:00 16:30 20:15 Thursday, July 12 09:00 10:00 10:00 11:30 11:30 14:00 14:15 15:00 15:15 18:00 Government Meeting Confidential Announcement, Raddisson Hotel, ATHLONE Meeting with Jimmy Devins Meeting with Sarah Delaney Meeting with Principal Officers, Buswells Hotel 12:30 14:10 15:00 15:15 16:00 18:30 Meeting with Secretary General, John Walsh and Dermot Mulligan, Room 110 Photocall - Kildare Street Meeting with Tom Courtney Meeting with Clare Dunne Meeting with Sarah Delaney Interview with Niamh Connolly, Naas Road 13:00 23:00 Keep Free for Meetings Keep Free Fridav 11:00 13:00 Saturday, July 14 - All Day - Keep Free Sunday, July 15 Monday. July 16 Tuesday. July 17 - All Day - Keep Free- NSMC Plenary Wednesday. July 18 13:00 14:00 15:00 17:00 17:45 18:45 19:45 Government Meeting Launch of Enterprise Ireland Annual Report, Merrion Hotel Meeting with Sec Gen and Advisors Meeting with Technology Ireland & CEO's of Enterprise Agencies Meeting with Delegation from ConocoPhilips Meeting with Sarah Delaney Interview with Paul Cullen Thursday, July 19 10:15 09:15 10:30 11:15 11:30 10:30 11:30 12:30 12:30 13:00 12:30 13:00 14:30 15:30 15:30 16:30 16:30 17:30 17:45 18:30 Meeting with Sean Dorgan, IDA Meeting with SFI, Prof, Frank Gannon Meeting with Prof. Frank Gannon,SFI Meeting with Tony Keohane Meeting with Ciaran Hurley Meeting with Ciaran Hurley Meeting with fl Meeting with Sarah Delaney Interview with Martin Wall Meeting with Julianne Mooney and Mr. Chris Goodey, Reality Sur 10:15 12:00 14:15 15:00 17:00 17:45 19:00 Friday, July 20 Saturday, July 21 Sunday. July 22 Monday, July 23 - All Day - Keep Free Tuesday, July 24 - All Day - Keep Free Wednesday. July 25 09:45 10:15 14:30 10:15 14:00 14:30 Thursday, July 26 Meet with Minister Brennan Government Meeting followed by Government Lunch in the Sycamore Room Officially open Univar, Rathcoole (exact time to be decided) Friday, July 27 - All Day - Keep Free Saturday. July 28 Sunday, July 29 Monday. July 30 10:15 13:00 Government Meetin Tuesday. July 31 - All Day - Keep Free Wednesday. August 1 - A l l Day- Keep Free Thursday. August 2 - All Day 10:00 10:30 Keep Free Photocall - Custom House Quay Friday. August 3 - All Day - Keep Free Saturday. August 4 - All Day - Keep Free Sunday. August 5 - All Day - Keep Free Monday. August 6 - All Day Tuesday. August 7 - Ail Day - Keep Free Wednesday. August 8 - A l l Day- Keep Free Thursday. August 9 - All Day - Keep Free Friday. August 10 -All Day- Keep Free Keep Free Saturday. August 11 - All Day - Keep Free Sunday. August 12 - All Day - Keep Free Monday, August 13 - All Day - Keep Free Tuesday. August 14 -AH Day- Keep Free Wednesday, August 15 - All Day - Keep Free Thursday. August 16 - A l l Day- Keep Free Friday, August 17 - All Day - Keep Free Saturday. August 18 - All Day - Keep Free Sunday, August 19 - All Day - Keep Free Monday, August 20 -All Day- Keep Free Tuesday. August 21 - All Day - Keep Free Wednesday. August 22 - All Day - Keep Free Thursday. August 23 - All Day - Keep Free Friday. August 24 - All Day - Keep Free Saturday, August 25 - All Day - Keep Free Sunday. August_26 - Ail Day Monday. August 27 - A l l DayTuesday, August 28 Keep Free Keep Free -All Day- Keep Free Wednesday. August 29 09:15 10:00 10:00 13:00 14:30 15:30 15:30 16:30 16:30 17:15 Meeting with Government Meeting with Meeting with Meeting with Secretary General and Brian Whitney Meeting Sarah Delaney American Chamber IDA Client Company Thursday, August 30 Friday, August 31 Saturday. September 1 Monday, September 3 11:00 12:00 Tuesday, September 4 - All Day 10:00 10:30 10:45 12:00 12:45 15:00 15:00 16:30 18:00 16:30 17:30 19:00 Wednesday, September 5 - All Day 08:30 09:30 10:15 12:30 14:00 14:45 14:45 15:30 15:30 16:00 16:00 17:00 17:10 18:00 Thursday, September 6 - All Day 09:30 10:00 10:00 11:00 13:30 15:30 Friday. September 7 FOR INFO - IDA : Confidential Announcement by Press Release - Galway Note: Media Duties Confidential Announcement - AIB Bank Centre Meeting with Advisors Photocail in Dept followed by Meeting and lunch with Sir Reg Empey, Private Room, Or Pico Meeting with Sarah Delaney Meeting with John Walsh, Sean Ward and Frank Doheny Interview with George Hook Note: Media Duties Party Meeting Government Meeting Meeting with Sarah Delaney Meet with advisors Meeting with Kieran Grace re: BES Meeting with Breda Power Interview with Newstalk in Studio, Mount Street Crescent Note: Media Duties Meeting with Frank Gannon Launch of SFI Annual Report I research funnding announcement, Royal Irish Academy, Dawson Street Official Opening of Carlow Office Sunday. September 9 Monday, September 10 09:00 10:00 15:00 16:15 09:30 11:30 16:00 16:45 Tuesday, September 11 09:00 09:15 09:20 09:30 Confidential Announcement, Confidential Announcement, Confidential Announcement, Photocall for official opening City Centre Hotel - Cork Hayfield - Cork Middleton of East Cork Lighting, 26 Nordic Industrial Estate, Midleton Officially open Pharmatex 2007 Conference, Little Island, Cork Photocall for launch of Compucal.net, Radisson Hotel, Little Island 17:00 17:30 Photocall with Aidan Dignan, Thomas Crosbie Holdings , 97 South Mall 10:15 11:00 12:00 14:00 13:00 11:00 14:30 15:00 19:45 20:15 For Info -Government Meeting Depart Baldonnel for Derry Meet with Nigel Dodds and launch of Incubation Units in Cross Border Business Park For Info - Cabinet Committee on Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Sycamore Room Address Joint Meeting of the Society for Social Medicine and the International Epidemiological Assoiciation, UCC Thursday. September 13 09:00 09:45 10:00 11:00 11:15 12:00 12:45 14:15 15:15 16:00 16:30 17:30 19:00 23:00 Friday, September 14 Meeting with the Prime Minister of Iceland, Room 110 Sklllsnet Event, South Great Georges Street, IBOA HQ Meeting with Minister Pat Carey, Kildare Street Address Leadership for Growth Programme, IM! Sandyford - Lunch at 1pm Meeting with Minister Noel Ahern, Kildare Street Meeting with Chief Science Advisor, Mr. Patrick Cunningham Senior Management Conference/ Dinner, Druids Glen (time to be confirmed) Saturday. September 15 Sunday, September 16 Photocall and brief meeting with IDA Client, Kildare Street Government Meeting Keep Free- Confidential Appointment - Raddisson Hotel Athlone Meeting with Castlerea Social Services Council, Radisson Hotel 09:45 10:15 15:30 16:30 Thursday. September 20 - All Day 10:15 09:45 10:30 10:30 10:30 11:15 11:15 11:45 11:45 12:15 12:15 12:45 12:45 13:15 13:15 14:30 14:30 15:20 15:20 16:00 16:00 16:00 Keep Free- Shannon Depart Baldonnell Arrive Shannon Airport Visit Schwarz Pharma Ltd Visit Maidenform Visit Genworth Visit Genesis Visit Gecas Lunch and Meeting, Shannon Development HQ Meeting with Atlantic Connectivity Alliance Steering Group, Park Inn Hotel, Shannon Air Meeting with Shannon Action Group Depart Friday, September 21 - All Day - Keep Free - El event, France Saturday, September 22 - All Day - Keep Free - El event, France Sunday, September 23 Monday, September 24 - All Day - Keep Free-El Trade Mission to USA Tuesday, September 25 - Ail Day - Keep Free-El Trade Mission to USA Wednesday, September 26 - All Day Keep Free-El Trade Mission to USA Thursday, September 27 - All Day - All Day - Keep Free-El Trade Mission to USA NOTE: Competitiveness Council, Brussels Friday, September 28 - A l l Day- All Day- All Day- Keep Free-El Trade Mission to USA Competitiveness Council Brussels NOTE: Competitiveness Council, Brussels Saturday, September 29 Keep Free-El Trade Mission to USA - Ail Day Sunday, September 30 Monday, October 1 Tuesday. Octobe^2 09:20 10:15 14:40 15:00 16:15 16:36 10:00 13:00 15:00 16:00 16:36 17:36 Meeting with Secretary General, Dail Office Government Meeting Meeting with Sec Gen and Advisors Meeting with delegation RE: American Factory Proposal for Ireland Leaders Questions Order of Business 19:00 19:45 Meeting with Wednesday. October 3 09:00 09:30 09:30 10:30 10:30 10:51 11:36 12:36 12:15 12:30 12:30 13:30 14:30 15:30 15:30 16:45 16:45 17:30 18:00 21:00 Meeting with John Dunne, Chairman, IDA Ireland Meeting with Rody Molloy Leaders Questions Order of Business Photocall re Delta Partners Meeting with Frank Ryan, CEO of El Meeting with Sarah Delaney Trinity College annoucement Meeting with Sarah Delaney IBEC Joint Council Meeting and Dinner Dublin Castle Thursday, October 4 08:30 09:00 09:00 10:30 10:30 11:30 11:00 11:30 12:15 13:00 Meeting with IDA Client Company Management Board Order of Business Officially open Age Action Ireland Conference, Mansion House Tentative* Meeting with 14:00 16:00 16:00 17:00 Meeting with Sarah Delaney Meeting with CEO of PIAB 17:30 18:30 Meet Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year finalists, Ernst & Young Buildings Friday, October 5 Saturday. October 6 Sunday. October 7 Monday, October 8 11:00 12:30 16:45 12:00 13:30 17:45 Confidential Annoucment Waterford Waterford Chamber of Commerce Event, Woodlands Hotel Cabinet Committee Meeting re: Reform Treatv 19:00 23:30 Dinner with King and Queen of Belgium and An Taoiseach, Aras an Uachtarain, BLACK TIE DINNER Tuesday, October 9 09:45 10:15 14:15 14:40 15:15 15:45 16:15 16:36 17:00 10:15 13:00 14:30 15:15 15:30 16:10 16:36 17:36 17:30 Meeting with Sec Gen, Dail Office Government Meeting Photocall with RGDATA Meeting with Sec Gen and Advisors Photocall for launch of National Women's Enterprise Day Attend Seminar with King and Queen of Belgium, Royal College of Physicians Leaders Questions Order of Business Meeting with 18:15 19:00 20:00 19:00 20:00 20:00 Meeting with j Meeting re: Estimates Depart for Galway Wednesday, October 10 - A l l Day10:00 11:00 11:30 12:30 13:30 14:30 14:30 14:30 19:00 19:45 Keep Free: Galway Confidential Announcement, Mervue Business Park Confidential Announcement - NUIG Medtronic - Event Depart Galway Briefing RE IDA visit to West Coast Thursday, October 11 08:45 09:15 09:15 10:00 10:00 11:00 10:30 11:00 11:00 11:30 11:30 12:15 Breakfast launch of Institute of Physics Report, Merrion Hotel Meeting with PIAB Meeting with Martin Cronin Order of Business Meeting re Nibert Meeting with Drogheda Borough Council, Room 110 12:45 15:00 13:15 15:00 Meeting with Egyptian Ambassador Depart Baldonnel for London -Annual software dinner in the London Embassy (BLACK DINNER) Friday, October 12 Saturday. October 13 Sunday, October 14 Monday. October 15 - All Day - Keep Free USA Tuesday. October 16 - All Dav - Keep Free USA Wednesday, October 17 - All Day- Keep Free USA Thursdav. October 18 - All Day - Keep Free USA Friday. October 19 - All Day - Keep Free USA Saturday. October 20 Sunday. October 21 Monday. October 22 Tuesday, October 23 09:00 09:30 10:15 13:00 14:00 14:20 14:30 14:45 14:50 15:10 15:10 16:10 16:15 16:36 16:15 16:45 16.36 17:36 16:45 17:30 18:30 19:45 19:15 22:45 Wednesday, October 24 08:30 09:15 09:15 09:30 09:30 10:30 10:30 10:51 10:45 11:30 11:36 12:36 12:00 14:00 14:30 15:30 14:30 15:45 16:00 17:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 Officially Open FAS Conference on Future Skills Needs, 6 Kildare Street Government Meeting Meeting with Mary Coughlan Meeting with Deirdre Littlefield Meeting with Sec Gen and Advisors Meeting with Breda Power Leaders Questions Briefing with Dermot Mulligan and Helen Dixon Order of Business Meeting with Minister Brian Lenihan, Dail Office Briefing re Estimates Ministerial Dinner for El Scaling Clients, Merrion Hotel Meeting with UPC Photocall re Confidential Announcement Keep Free for PQs Leaders Questions Minister Must attend Taoiseach's Questions Today Order of Business Launch of Enterprise Ireland Strategy, Merrion Hotel ORAL PQS Bilateral with Minister Cowen re Estimates Meet with Constituency Office Presentation to recipients of SFI/DELL Young women in engineering scholarships and presentation of STARS Certificates, Alexander Hotel Thursday, October 25 10:00 10:30 Conference, Croke Park 10:30 11:15 11:30 12:00 12:00 12:30 15:00 15:45 17:00 21:15 Friday, October 26 - All Day - Open ABB Power & Automation Order of Business Meeting with Chinese Ambassador Meeting with Stephen Costetlo,Chair of NCA Confidential announcement, Kildare Present Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, City West Hotel (Black Tie Event) Keep Free Interview with Niamh Henriessy, Irish Examiner (time and venue to be confirmed) - All Dav - Saturday. October 27 Sunday. October 28 Monday, October 29 - All Day - - All Day - All Day BANK HOIIDAY Cork Keep Free all day - Wednesday. October 31 10:15 10:30 11:36 13:00 10:51 12:36 Government Meeting Leaders Questions Order of Business 15:30 15:30 Keep Free- London Thursday, November 1 - All Day - Keep Free All day - London Friday, November 2 10:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 11:00 12:00 12:15 13:30 Meeting Joe Harford and Joe Gantly RE: NIBERT, VIP Lounge, Cork Airport Meeting with Martin Doyle New Regional Manager of El, Radisson Hotel Photocall Poster Plus Business Park Little Island Officially Launch Harbour Point Business Park, Little Island Saturday, November 3 Sunday, November 4 Monday, November 5 -All Day- Keep Free- Possible El visit to Egypt Tuesday. November 6 - AN Day 10:15 13:00 14:40 15:20 15:20 16:10 Keep Free- Possible El visit to Egypt For info: Government Meeting Meeting with Sec Gen and Advisors Meeting with Sarah Delaney 16:15 16:36 16:36 17:36 Leaders Questions Order of Business Wednesday, November 7 - All Day 11:36 12:36 Keep Free- Possible El visit to Egypt Order of Business Thursday. November 8 - Ail Day 08:30 10:30 10:30 11:30 Keep Free- Possible El visit to Egypt Management Board Meeting Order of Business Friday. November 9 Saturday, November 10 Sunday, November 11 09:00 13:00 Government Meeting Monday, November 12 Tuesday, November 13 09:30 10:00 10:15 13:00 15:00 17:00 10:00 10:15 13:00 13:30 15:45 17:45 SFi Announcement, Italian Room, Government Buildings Meet with Secretary General Government Meeting Meeting with Sec Gen and Advisors Launch of CEB Guide for schools, National Concert Hall BT Ireland Event followed by Brief meeting, Pearse Street 18:45 19:30 19:00 19:45 Wednesday. November 14 09:00 10:00 10:45 11:15 11:36 12:36 12:00 12:30 13:00 14:30 Change and Energy Security 14:30 16:00 16:00 17:00 18:30 22:30 Launch of Irish Taxation Institute Top Tax Books & Tax Find 2007, Royal College of Physicans. Launch of Irish Taxation institute (Venue to be confirmed) Olympic Event, Stillorgan Park Hotel (also unrelated photocall with a company) Briefing with Seamus O'Morain and Margo Monaghan for Cabinet Committee meeting Order of Business Launch of NESF Report on Mental Health and Employment, Royal College of Physician Cabinet Committee on Climate Meeting with advisors Keep Free Keep Free Thursday. November 15 13:00 09:00 14:30 12:30 14:30 13:30 16:00 15:30 16:30 15:30 19:30 16:00 Keep Free morningSpeak at El CEO Forum (details to be decided) Speak at El CEO Forum, Pavillion, Leopardstown Internal meeting 'tentative' Meet with HRH Prince Fasil Bin Abdullah (Room 110) Keep Free Friday. November 16 06:30 09:00 Speak at El CEO Forum, Radisson Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick Saturday, November 17 Monday, November 19 Tuesday. November 20 08:45 09:15 10:15 13:00 13:00 13:30 14:40 15:20 15:20 16:10 16:15 16:36 16:36 17:36 17:30 18:15 19:30 23:30 Wednesday. November 21 09:15 09:15 10:30 11:45 13:15 14:00 15:30 16:00 16:00 17:00 17:30 18:15 19:00 19:45 20:00 20:00 Thursday. November 22 08:30 10:30 10:30 11:30 11:45 11:15 11:45 12:00 12:00 13:00 14:30 15:30 15:30 17:00 18:45 16:00 17:30 19:30 Saturday, November 24 Officially open 6th World Food Technology and Innovation Forum, Burlington Hotel Government Meeting Meeting with Tanaiste Brian Cowen immediately after Government meeting Meeting with Sec Gen and Advisors Meeting with Sarah Delaney Leaders Questions Order of Business Confidential Announcement, City Centre Keep Free, Farmleigh Depart Baldonnel Confidential Announcement, Galway Enterprise Students Awards, Farmleigh Meeting with JP Kelly and Deirdre, Kildare Sreet Meeting with Ger Deering, Kildare Street Meeting with John McCormack, Irish Cancer Society, Kildare Street Attend reception to mark the publication by the Pontifical Irish College, Rome of" From Rath maolain to Rome" in celebration of the 400th Anniversary of the Earls, Dublin Cast Enterprise Ireland Dinner, Westbury Hotel Management Board Order of Business Photocall - Kernel Photo Call Arthritis Ireland Meeting with Sarah Delaney Meeting with Dermot Mulligan re Labour Market Policy and presentation to Cab Commit Room 110 Meeting with Martin Shanagher Meeting with Private Secretary Launch of Young Entrepreneur Yearbook, Merrion Hotel Sunday, November 25 Monday, November 26 17:45 18:30 18:15 19:30 Meeting with Commissioner Protocnik Minister Hosting Reception for SFI granthoiders, Mansion House Tuesday, November 27 10:15 15:30 16:15 16:36 13:30 17:00 16:36 17:36 Government Meeting followed by Bilateral with Minister Cowen Keep Free- Confidential Announcement Carlow Leaders Questions Order of Business 18:45 19:00 Photocall with El Client Company Wednesday, November 28 09:30 10:15 Officially Open Enable Ireland 11:00 11:30 11:36 12:36 14:30 15:45 16:30 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 21:00 HI Tech Assistive Technology Training Centre, Crumlin Speak at Ernst &Young Corporate Social Responsibility Conference, Croke Park Order of Business Oral PQ's Keep Free for Cabinet Committee on STI Briefing for Bilateral with Taoiseach Dinner with Pharmachemical Ireland, Shelbourne Hotel Thursday. November 29 09:30 09:45 09:45 10:30 10:30 11:30 12:00 12:45 13:00 15:00 15:00 15:30 15:30 16:00 15:50 16:40 17:00 18:30 18:45 19:00 19:30 23:00 Meet with Don Thornhill NCC Launch, Room 110 Order of Business Meeting with John O'Neill RE: Consumer Protection Bill Lunch & Address Management Development Council's 2nd Meeting, Forfas, Wilton Plat Meeting with John Gormley, Kildare Street Meeting with Secretary General and Vincent Landers Meeting with Sarah Delaney Bilateral with Taoiseach Photocall with Winner of Irish Exporter Awards, Kildare Street Attend Export Industry Awards 2007, O'Reilly Halt, UCD (BLACK TIE EVENT) Friday, November 30 11:00 12:30 13:15 14:00 Confidential Announcement, Castlebar Meetina with Ballina Town Council, Breaffv House. 20:00 23:00 Dinner with IDA Client Cork . Laurel Suite, Maryborough House Hotel 15:00 16:00 Meeting with Tuesday. December 4 10:15 14:40 15:15 15:20 16:15 16:36 19:00 20:30 13:00 15:20 16:15 16:15 16:36 17:36 20:30 21:30 Wednesday, December 5 - All Day 08:00 09:00 09:00 10:00 10:00 10:45 12:15 11:36 11:36 12:36 13:30 12:00 12:15 12:30 15:00 14:00 Thursday, December 6 07:00 09:00 09:00 09:20 09:30 10:00 10:30 10:50 10:30 11:30 11:30 12:30 13:45 14:00 14:00 14:30 18:15 18:25 Government Meeting Meeting with Sec Gen and Advisors Meeting with CEO's re Nrth Tipp, Room 110 Meeting with Sarah Delaney Leaders Questions Order of Business Minister on Private Members Business Meeting with Matt Kelly Keep Free Budget Day Government Meeting, Council Chamber (breakfast available from 7.30) Brefing in Sycamore Room Opening Cermony of National Crafts and Design Fair main hall of the RDS Meeting with Jason Kearney from Dept of Education (please see note below) Order of Business Private members business Meeting with Sec Gen and Gerry Donnelly Meeting with Sarah Delaney "tentative"Morning Ireland "tentative" Neil Prenderville, 96FM PIAB Event, Westin Hotel, Westmoreland Street "tentative"LMFM - Michael Reid Show Order of Business Meeting with David McWilliams Photocall with Taoiseach, Government Buildings "tentative"Presentation by Seamus O'Morain and Lorraine Benson re: Innovation Policy Statement Minister to speak on the budget (note that the time may change) 21:00 23:30 Minister appearing on Q&A Tuesday, December 11 10:15 14:40 15:00 16:30 17:00 13:00 15:20 16:30 17:00 17:45 Government Meeting Meeting with Sec Gen and Advisors Private Meeting Meeting with Dermot Mulligan Meeting with Sec Gen re Minister's Priorities 18:30 21:00 Media Christmas Drinks Wednesday. December 12 08:00 10:30 10:30 11:00 11:00 11:30 15:00 16:15 17:45 18:30 19:00 16:00 17:15 18:00 19:00 22:30 Thursday. December 13 08:30 10:00 10:00 10:45 Keep Free Meeting with Sarah Delaney Meeting with Kevin Donohue, Virtual Assistants Meet with Small Business Forum, Room 110 Cabinet Committee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPPs, Sycamore Room Meeting with Saudian Arabian Ambassador, Kildare Street Launch the Certificate in Law and Practice of Industrial Relations in Ireland, SIPTU Col Attend Texaco Sportstar Awards (Details to be confirmed) Management Board Meeting SFI Launch, Adams Suite, Shelbourne Hotel 11:15 12:00 Meeting with Vice MinisterYu, Room 110 15:00 16:30 Opening of Kells Enterprise Centre 18:30 20:00 19:30 20:00 Attend SFA's Members Christmas Evening and officially launch the Better Business She NOTE: Dept Christmas Party Friday, December 14 Sunday. December 16 Monday. December 17 Tuesday. December 18 Wednesday, December 19 11:15 11:45 11:45 12:10 12:15 13:15 13:30 15:00 15:20 16:00 16:00 16:45 17:00 17:15 17:15 17:45 18:00 23:00 Private Meeting "tentative"Meeting with Dermot Mulligan Meeting with Sec Gen, Private Members Business (Minister to speak from 1.45pm to 2pm) Launch of Labour Market Review Programme, Room 110 Meeting with John McElligott, EBay Meeting with Eamonn McHale Meeting with Sarah Office Party Thursday, December 20 08:00 20:00 Friday, December 21 Keep Free Saturda\ Sunday, December 23 Monday, December 24 Tuesday, December 25 Wednesday, December 26 Thursday, December 27 Friday, December Saturday, December 29 Sunday, December 30 Monday, December 31