j Minister's D i a r y __________________ 01-Jan-00 - 09-Apr-00 Saturday, January 1 Sunday, January 2 Monday, January 3 Tuesday, January 4 Wednesday, January 5 06:00 PM 07:00 PM ATTENDING AN OLD FOLKS PARTY VENUE: CARE OF AGED CENTRE, NAAS Thursday, January 6 Friday, January 7 Saturday, January 8 12:30 PM 04:00 PM MINISTER TO PRESENT A PRIZE AT ONE OF LADBROKES RACES VENUE: LEOPARDSTOWN Sunday, January 9 Wednesday, January 12 09:00 AM 10:00 AM ICTU 10:00 AM 11:00 AM IBEC&CIF 11:00 AM 11:30 AM INTERVIEW FOR AFTER HOURS' SERIES IN BUSINESS , FINANCE BY BRENDA O'HANLON 11:30 AM 12:00 PM IRISH SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION 01:00 PM 02:20 PM LUNCH WITH MICK GRACE & RONAN O'HOULIHAN 04:00 PM 05:30 PM OPENING A NEWBRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE (Script) Thursday, January 13 08:00 AM 09:00 AM BREAKFAST WITH DR SOMERS 09:00 AM 10:00 AM MICHAEL TUTTY & DONAL McNALLY Friday, January 14 Saturday, January 15 Sunday, January 16 09:30 AM 12:00 PM VISITING ST WOLSTAN'S COMMUNITY SCHOOL VENUE: BALLYMAKEALY, CELBRIDGE (Script) 03:00 PM 04:00 PM CHAIRPERSON OF ACC & TSB 03:45 PM 04:45 PM ACC UNION Wednesday, January 19 10:15 AM 06:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING (FINANCE BILL - EARLY LiST-GOVT APPROVAL) VENUE: BALLAGHADERREEN, CO ROSCOMMON 06:30 PM 08:30 PM FF MEETING VENUE SLIGO PARK HOTEL Thursday, January 20 10:00 AM 10:30 AM OFFICIALS 11:30 AM 12:00 PM DELEGATION FROM TOYOTA IRELAND 12:00 PM 12:30 PM PHIL FURLONG 12:30 PM 01:00 PM TV INTERVIEW WITH BBC WALES 01:00 PM 01:30 PM APPOINTMENTS MEETING Friday, January 21 ADDRESSING A FOURTH YEAR ECONOMICS CLASS VENUE: ST PATRICK'S CLASSICAL SCHOOL, MOATLANDS, NAVAN (Script) 10:00 AM 11:30 AM SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PP VENUE: PARTY ROOM, LH 11:30 AM 12:00 PM RE: FINANCE BILL - EARLY LIST - PUBLICATION (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 01:00 PM 02:30 PM GUEST SPEAKER AT DEPUTY IVOR CALLELY’S ANNUAL BUSINESS LUNCH VENUE: MEMBERS' RESTAURANT, LH 02:30 PM 03:00 PM KEVIN BONNER 03:00 PM 03:30 PM STEPHEN O'BYRNES & CIARAN CORRIGAN 03:30 PM 04:00 PM GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK 04:00 PM 04:30 PM MINISTER SMITH 06:00 PM 07:30 PM OPENING GERRY BRADY'S NEW OFFICE VENUE: MAIN STREET, MAYNOOTH (Script) Saturday, January 22 10:30 AM 10:45 AM TOM FLANAGAN VENUE: CASTLETOWN INN, MAIN STREET, CELBRIDGE 10:45 AM 11:30 AM CLINICVENUE: BOYLAN'S GARAGE DUBLIN ROAD, CELBRIDGE Sunday, January 23 Monday, January 24 11:00 AM 11:30 AM PHOTOCALL TO MARK PUBLICATION OF TAB TAX GUIDE 12:00 PM 12:30 PM TOMMY MADDOCK OF ATHY INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT & EMPLOYMENT FORUM 01:00 PM 02:30 PM ADDRESSING FSIA'S ANNUAL IFSC LUNCH VENUE: BERKELEY COURT HOTEL (Script) Tuesday, January 25 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10:30) GOVERNMENT MEETING VENUE: CORK 06:30 PM 08:30 PM FF MEETING Wednesday, January 26 08:30 AM 09:30 AM BREAKFAST VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM 09:30 AM 10:00 AM OFFICIALS 11:00 AM 12:00 PM PRESS CONFERENCE VENUE: GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS - FOLLOWED BY A RECEPTION IN THE ITALIAN ROOM 02:30 PM 03:00 PM LIAM CONNELLAN OF THE NATIONAL ROADS AUTHORITY 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL RESUMES 03:00 PM 04:15 PM RE: FINANCE BILL - BRIEFING WITH OFFICIALS 06:30 PM 07:00 PM DEPUTY SEAN BARRETT Thursday, January 27 08:45 AM 09:30 AM MANAGEMENT MEETING 09:30 AM 10:30 AM RE: FINANCE BILL - BRIEFING WITH OFFICIALS 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 11:00 AM 11:30 AM LIAM McKECHNIE CHAIRMAN OF THE VALUATION TRIBUNAL, FRED DEVLIN & THE REGISTRAR MARIE McLAUGHLIN 11:30 AM 12:00 PM DR MARTIN MANSERGH 02:30 PM 03:00 PM OLIVER O'CONNER 03:30 PM 04:30 PM CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON SOCIAL INCLUSION 08:00 PM 10:30 PM NAAS MUSICAL SOCIETY LAUNCH OF "THE MERRY WIDOW" VENUE: TOWN HOUSE HOTEL, NAAS Friday, January 28 04:30 PM 05:30 PM MINISTERIAL MEETING VENUE TAOISEACH’S DEPARTMENT 07:15 PM 08:30 PM OFFICIAL OPENING OF CAFE MILA VENUE: 64 WOODSIDE, LEIXLIP (Script) Saturday, January 29 Sunday, January 30 08:00 PM 10:30 PM DEPART CASEMENT / ARRIVE BRUSSELS (Accommodation: Europa Hotel) Monday, January 31 ECOFIN 04:30 PM 05:00 PM DEPART BRUSSELS / ARRIVE CASEMENT Tuesday, February 1 FINANCE BILL AT GOVERNMENT 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:00 PM 02:30 PM LIAM MURPHY 02:30 PM 03:00 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 03:00 PM 03:30 PM MARTIN MACKEN 05:10 PM 05:30 PM NICK O’MURCHU & JIM O'BRIEN TO BRIEF MINISTER 05:30 PM 06:00 PM CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE 06:30 PM 07:00 PM CIARAN MULVEY W ednesday, February 2 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 02:00 PM 02:30 PM COURTESY CALL BY MARK DURKAN, MLA, MINISTER OF FINANCE & PERSONNEL, NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY 03:45 PM 04:15 PM ORDNANCE SURVEY UNION REPRESENTATION 04:30 PM 05:00 PM PHIL FLYNN OF ICC 06:15 PM 06:30 PM DEPUTY SEAMUS KIRK & EDDIE FILGATE 06:45 PM 07:15 PM SOCIETY OF FORMER PARLIAMENTARIANS 07:30 PM 08:00 PM MINISTER OF STATE, MARTIN CULLEN Thursday, February 3 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 07:30 PM 10:30 PM (FOR 08:00) TLAC DINNER (INFORMAL) Friday, February 4 11:00 AM 11:30 AM SIGNING OF CONTRACT WITH ANDERSENS FOR REVENUE ON-LINE SERVICE VENUE: TRIDENT HOUSE, BLACKROCK 02:30 PM 03:00 PM ADDRESSING ECONOMICS CLASS VENUE: SALESIAN COLLEGE, CELBRIDGE (Script) Saturday, February 5 Sunday, February 6 Monday, February 7 11:30 AM 12:00 PM OPENING THE NEW MILLENNIUM PARK BY THE TANAISTE VENUE: LEINSTER MILLS, OBERSTOWN, NAAS CO KILDARE 03:00 PM 03:30 PM FRANK MURRAY 05:00 PM 05:30 PM LAUNCH OF NEW PAY AGREEMENT WITH TAOISEACH & TANAISTE VENUE: TAOISEACH'S DEPARTMENT Tuesday, February 8 GOVERNMENT APPROVAL FOR FINANCE BILL 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 02:30 PM 03:00 PM LAUNCH OF 'TAXCAST FOR INSTITUTE OF TAXATION - LIVE WEBCASTS OF INSTITUTES SEMINARS VENUE: SANDYMOUNT AVENUE 05:15 PM 05:45 PM CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON EU AFFAIRS VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS Wednesday, February 9 10:30 AM 10:30 PM DAIL 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 01:30 PM 02:00 PM ADDRESSING THE INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS IN IRELAND LUNCHEON VENUE: BURLINGTON HOTEL (Script) 03:00 PM 03:30 PM DOLMON CORPORATE FINANCE Thursday, February 10 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 11:00 AM 12:00 PM (APPROX) STATEMENT ON NATIONAL WAGE AGREEMENT 03:00 PM 03:30 PM PUBLICATION OF THE FINANCE BILL VENUE: CONFERENCE ROOM, SOUTH BLOCK Friday, February 11 09:30 AM 10:30 AM GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK VENUE. MINISTER'S OFFICE Saturday, February 12 __ Sunday, February 13 Monday, February 14 12:30 PM 01:00 PM OPENING NEW TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE AT THE IPA (Script) 03:00 PM 03:30 PM EAMON HEFFERNAN & ANN MAHER 04:00 PM 04:30 PM BRITISH CBI MEETING Tuesday, February 15 10:15 AM 01:00 PM {FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 03:15 PM 04:00 PM PHOTOCALL 05:30 PM 06:00 PM FANNING ^ GENERAU J0HN HURLEY, JIM McCAFFREY & JOHN 06:00 PM 06:30 PM JOHN HURLEY & PADDY BARRY 07:00 PM 07:30 PM PRIVATE MEMBERS-CREDIT UNIONS W ednesday, February 16 08:00 AM 08:30 AM BREAKFAST WITH DR SOMERS 09:30 AM 10:00 AM MINISTER FRANK FAHEY TD 10:00 AM 10:30 AM JOE McGOVERN & CIARAN CONNOLLY 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 02:30 PM 03:00 PM BRIDGET McMANUS 04:00 PM 04:30 PM OFFICIALS - RE: COMMITTEE STAGE AMENDMENTS OF THE FINANCE BILL 07:00 PM 08:30 PM PRIVATE MEMBERS - CREDIT UNIONS 08:30 PM 10:00 PM ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF NAAS FF CUMANN VENUE: TOWN HOUSE HOTEL (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Thursday, February 17 08:00 AM 09:00 AM DR SOMERS 09:00 AM 09:30 AM PETER ABBEY & JOHN McKEON OF NETVEST.COM PLC 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 02:30 PM 03:30 PM MINISTER & SENIOR MANAGEMENT 08:00 PM 11:30 PM RETIREMENT FUNCTION FOR DICK BURKE VENUE: REDHOUSE COUNTRY HOTEL & RESTAURANT 08:00 PM 09:30 PM CHRISTEN 'LILY' THE TROJAN HORSE - MASCOT FOR KILDARE TELETHON VENUE: KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICES (Script) Friday, February 18 09:30 AM 10:00 AM PETER McDONAGH 09:00 PM 09:00 PM KILDARE SOUTH FF RACE NIGHT VENUE: CASTLE INN (KELLYS) CARBURY (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Saturday, February 19 01:00 PM 01:00 PM INTERVIEW WITH SEAN DUIGNAN 02:00 PM 02:00 PM INTERVIEW WITH DAVE McCULLOUGH Sunday, February 20 01:00 PM 02:30 PM OPENING EDENDERRY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUBHOUSE EXTENSION VENUE: COOLAVACOOSE, CARBURY (Script) Monday, February 21 08:30 AM 09:00 AM GERRY KEARNEY 09:00 AM 09:30 AM COMMISSIONER PEDRO SOLBES Tuesday, February 22 09:30 AM 10:00 AM JOHN THOMPSON 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 03:00 PM 03:00 PM SAM SMITH 03:30 PM 04:00 PM MR GERHARD BRUCKERMANN, CHAIRMAN & MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF DEPFA DEUTSCHE PFANDBRIEF BANK AG 04:15 PM 07:00 PM 0 .0 .B. - SECOND STAGE OF THE FINANCE BILL 07:00 PM 11:30 PM (FOR 7:30) PRESIDENT'S DINNER VENUE: ARAS AN UACHTARAIN Wednesday, February 23 09:00 AM 09:30 AM PADRAIC O’CONNOR 10:30 AM 10:30 PM DAIL - SECOND STAGE OF THE FINANCE BILL 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 02:30 PM 04:00 PM ORAL PQS 04:45 PM 05:15 PM TREASA Nl BHRUA & ART O'LEARY 08:00 PM 08:00 PM MICHAEL LOFTUS & SEAN HANNICK Thursday, February 24 08:45 AM 09:30 AM MANAGEMENT MEETING 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 12:00 PM 12:30 PM INTERVIEW WITH KARL BROPHY, EXAMINER 02:30 PM 03:30 PM INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD EVANS, DAILY TELEGRAPH 03:00 PM 03:30 PM KIERAN MULVEY 03:30 PM 04:30 PM CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON SOCIAL INCLUSION Friday, February 25 CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS 05:00 PM 05:00 PM OPENING NEW PREMISES FOR FARMSOFT LTD & LAUNCH PRODUCT VENUE: 15 SOUTH MAIN STREET, NAAS (Script) 08:00 PM 11:30 PM GUEST OF HONOUR AT THE INSTITUTE OF TAXATION'S ANNUAL DINNER VENUE: BURLINGTON HOTEL (Script / Black Tie) Saturday, February 26 Sunday, February 27 03:30 PM 06:00 PM DEPART CASEMENT / ARRIVE BRUSSELS (Accommodation: Europa Hotel) 07:30 PM 09:00 PM ADDRESSING AN IRISH BELGIAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION DINNER VENUE: EUROPA HOTEL (Script) Monday, February 28 ECOFIN 05:50 PM 06:35 PM DEPART BRUSSELS - El 637 / ARRIVE DUBLIN Tuesday, February 29 08:30 AM 09:30 AM BRIEFING ON FINANCE BILL 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10:30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 10:30 AM 06:00 PM COMMITTEE STAGE OF THE FINANCE BILL 2000 (1:00pm Lunch Break) 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 09:00 PM 10:30 PM PRESENTATION TO SEAN REIDY Wednesday, March 1 08:30 AM 09:30 AM BRIEFING ON FINANCE BILL 10:00 AM 06:00 PM COMMITTEE STAGE OF THE FINANCE BILL 2000 (12.30pm 2.00pm Lunch Break) 10:30 AM 10:30 PM DAIL 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP Thursday, March 2 08:30 AM 09:30 AM BRIEFING ON FINANCE BILL 09:45 AM 10:00 AM DEPUTY IVOR CALLELY 10:00 AM 04:30 PM COMMITTEE STAGE OF THE FINANCE BILL 2000 (12.00 - 2. Lunch Break) 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 04:30 PM 05:30 PM PRESENTATION TO PHIL FURLONG 09:00 PM 11:30 PM STRAFFAN FF RACE NIGHT VENUE: GERALDINE INN (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 09:00 AM 09:45 AM INTERVIEW WITH US MEDIA 09:45 AM 10:15 AM PHOTOCALL WITH JIM DONOGHUE & JOHN HICKEY , FARRELL & O'BRIEN LIFTING CO 10:15 AM 10:45 AM BRIAN HILLERY 11:00 AM 11:30 AM DAN FLINTER 12:00 PM 12:30 PM INTERVIEW FOR RTE’S'STREETWISE' 12:45 PM 01:15PM DONAL McNALLY 07:00 PM 11:30 PM FF ARD-FHEIS 2000 Friday, March 3 Saturday, March 4 10:00 AM 11:30 PM FF ARD-FHEIS 2000 Sunday, March 5 Monday, March 6 08:30 AM 10:00 AM "BREAKFAST" FOR MAYNOOTH CUMANN VENUE: GLEN ROYAL HOTEL, MAYNOOTH (Script) 12:00 PM 12:30 PM OFFICIALS 01:00 PM 02:30 PM LUNCH WITH JOHN COLGAN VENUE: McGRATTANS RESTAURANT 02:30 PM 03:00 PM GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK 05:00 PM 05:30 PM PHIL FLYNN 05:30 PM 06:00 PM INTERVIEW FOR BBC 9 O’CLOCK NEWS 07:00 PM 08:30 PM OPENING OFFICES OF POWER LYNCH & ASSOCIATES VENUE: RADISSON HOTEL, STILLORGAN (Script) Tuesday, March 7 10:00 AM 12:30 PM (FOR 10:15) GOVERNMENT MEETING 12:30 PM 01:00 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 10:30 PM DAIL 02:45 PM 03:00 PM TOM CONSIDINE 03:30 PM 04:00 PM PHOTOCALL IN ADVANCE OF THE PPP'S DINNER 07:30 PM 08:00 PM SPEAKING AT THE EXPORTER OF THE YEAR AWARDS VENUE: AIB CAPITAL MARKETS IN THE IFSC (Script) (Informal) 08:30 PM 10:00 PM MAYNOOTH FF MEETING IN THE GLENROYAL (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Wednesday, March 8 09:00 AM 09:30 AM BRIEFING ON FINANCE BILL 10:30 AM 10:30 PM DAIL - REPORT STAGE OF THE FINANCE BILL 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP Thursday, March 9 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 01:00 PM 02:30 PM LUNCH VENUE: McGRATTANS RESTAURANT 04:00 PM 04:30 PM SAVLON HOLDSWORTH CONSULTANTS 05:00 PM 05:30 PM JOE MORAN 05:30 PM 06:30 PM PRESENTATION TO SECRETARY GENERAL 07:30 PM 09:30 PM (FOR 8:30) GUEST OF HONOUR AT IBEC'S FIRST ANNUAL PPP DINNER VENUE: RADISSON HOTEL, STILLORGAN (Script) (Informal) Friday, March 10 09:55 AM 10:40 AM DEPART DUBLIN DELTA - DL 129Y / ARRIVE SHANNON 12:00 PM 03:30 PM DEPART SHANNON DELTA - DL 129Y / ARRIVE ATLANTA (LOCAL TIME) Saturday, March 11 Sunday, March 12 05:55 PM 05:55 PM DEPART ATLANTA DELTA - DL 124L / ARRIVE BRUSSELS JOINT ECOFIN/SOC. AFF. 08:20 AM 08:20 AM ARRIVE BRUSSELS (FROM ATLANTA) 06:30 PM 06:40 PM DEPART BRUSSELS FLIGHT - SN 715 (SABENA) /ARRIVE BIRMINGHAM Tuesday, March 14 Wednesday, March 15 Thursday, March 16 Friday, March 17 BANK HOLIDAY 04:45 PM 05:45 PM DEPART BIRMINGHAM - El 275 / ARRIVE DUBLIN AIRPORT Saturday, March 18 Sunday, March 19 Monday, March 20 08:30 PM 10:30 PM AGM OF MATT FARRELL CUM ANN VENUE. ST MARY'S GAA CLUB. GREEN LANE, LEIXLIP (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 10:15 AM 12:30 PM (FOR 10:30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 12:30 PM 01:00 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 03:00 PM 0 .0 . B. IN THE SEANAD 03:00 PM 10:30 PM SEANAD - FINANCE BILL-2ND STAGE 04:00 PM 05:00 PM CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON EU AFFAIRS VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS Wednesday, March 22 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 0 .0 .B. IN THE SEANAD 10:30 AM 10:30 PM DAIL - PAIRED ALL DAY 11:00 AM 03:30 PM SEANAD - FINANCE BILL - COMMITTEE & FINAL STAGES 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 09:30 PM 11:59 PM DEPART DUBLIN AIRPORT / ARRIVE LISBON (GOVERNMENT JET) FOR THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL MEETING Thursday, March 23 EUROPEAN COUNCIL MEETING 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL - PAIRED ALL DAY 07:00 PM 09:30 PM DEPART LISBON / ARRIVE CASEMENT 09:00 PM 10:00 PM ALLENWOOD FIANNA FAIL FUNDRAISING RACE NIGHT VENUE: CARROLLS, ALLENWOOD (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Saturday, March 25 Sunday, March 26 06:00 PM 08:00 PM BENSON & HEDGES SNOOKER VENUE: GOFFS (BLACK TIE) Monday, March 27 11:00AM 11:30AM CEO OF REGIONAL HEALTH BOARD 01:00 PM 02:30 PM LUNCH VENUE: ALBERT COLLEGE, DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY 05:30 PM 06:15 PM LAUNCH FINANCE DUBLIN IFSC YEARBOOK VENUE: O'REILLY'S HALL, BELFIELD (Script) 06:30 PM 07:30 PM ADDRESS KEVIN BARRY CUMANN VENUE: UCD (Script) Tuesday, March 28 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MTG 02:00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 10:30 PM DAIL 08:30 AM 09:30 AM MTG THE BOARD OF CAMPUS & STADIUM IRELAND COMPANY VENUE: R301, DEPT OF THE TAOISEACH 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 01:30 PM 02:30 PM LUNCH-MICHAEL FLYNN Thursday, March 30 08:45 AM 09:45 AM MANAGEMENT MEETING 10:00 AM 10:15 AM PHOTOCALL FOR IRELAND-JAPAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL - REPORT OF CTTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY INTO DIRT) 02:30 PM 03:50 PM ORAL PQS 07:00 PM 08:30 PM DINNER - INTERNATIONAL & BUSINESS CTTEE OF GERMAN LANDESBANKEN VENUE: COMMONS RESTAURANT (Script) 10:00 PM 11:30 PM LAUNCH NORTH-WEST KILDARE DEVELOPMENT PLAN VENUE' DOWLINGS, PROSPEROUS (Script) 10:30 PM 11:30 PM RACE NIGHT FOR SCOIL BHRIDE PARENTS ASSOC. VENUE: FRIELS GERALDINE HSE (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Friday, March 31 03:00 PM 04:30 PM OPENING (BY AN TAOISEACH) OF KARE FOUNDATION FOR TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE VENUE: BLESSINGTON ROAD, NAAS 07:00 PM 08:30 PM ADDRESS TAX OFFICIALS BRANCH OF IMPACT'S VENUE: TOWER HOTEL WATERFORD (Script) Saturday, April 1 Sunday, April 2 Monday, April 3 10:15 AM 10:30 AM PHOTOCALL WITH NOEL GILMORE 10:30 AM 11:00 AM INTERVIEW WITH EVENING ECHO 11:00 AM 12:00 PM MARTIN LOWERY, CEO, COILLTE 12:30 PM 01:00 PM INTERVIEW & PHOTO WITH BUSINESS & FINANCE 01:30 PM 02:30 PM PRESENT IBA/MONEYMATE INVESTMENT MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD VENUE: MANSION HOUSE (Script) 05:00 PM 06:00 PM LAUNCH & PHOTOCALL TO MARK THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN BRIAN O'DONNELL & PARTNERS & A MULTI-NATIONAL LEGAL FIRM VENUE: 62 MERRION SO (Script) Tuesday, April 4 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 03:30 PM 04:00 PM INTERVIEW & PHOTO WITH SUNDAY BUSINESS POST 07:00 PM 08:30 PM DINNER WITH NDP TEAM VENUE: McGRATTANS RESTAURANT Wednesday, April 5 09:30 AM 10:00 AM MINISTER JOE WALSH 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 03:00 PM 03:30 PM PADRAIC O'CONNOR, ACC 03:00 PM 03:30 PM INTERVIEW & PHOTO WITH IRISH INDEPENDENT 04:00 PM 04:15 PM INTERVIEW WITH TODAY FM 05:30 PM 06:00 PM PETER McDONAGH 05:30 PM 06:00 PM HUGH PEACOCKE OF CIF 07:00 PM 07:30 PM SENATOR M COX 07:30 PM 08:00 PM CIVILIAN DRIVERS 08:00 PM 08:30 PM MARY COUGHLAN Thursday, April 6 08 00 AM 09:00 AM INTERVIEW WITH MORNING IRELAND VENUE: RTE, DONNYBROOK 09:30 AM 10:00 AM INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE LEE, RTE 10:05 AM 10:15 AM PHONE INTERVIEW WITH LIMERICK FM 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 11:00 AM 11:30 AM DR SOMERS 11:45 AM 12:15 PM INTERVIEW WITH TV3 NEWS & REVIEW 03:30 PM 03:45 PM INTERVIEW WITH TODAY FM VENUE: MIDDLE ABBEY STREET 09:00 AM 11:50 AM DEPART DUBLIN - AIR FRANCE - AF 5001 C / ARRIVE PARIS 01:05 PM 02:35 PM DEPART PARIS - AIR FRANCE - AF 1624 C / ARRIVE LISBON Friday, April 7 Saturday, April 8 INFORMAL ECOFIN IN LISBON 05:55 PM 08:35 PM DEPART LISBON - BRITISH AIRWAYS - BA 503C / ARRIVE HEATHROW 09:20 PM 10:30 PM DEPART HEATHROW - AER LINGUS - El 183C / ARRIVE DUBLIN Sunday, April 9 Monday, April 10 09:30 AM 10:30 AM SOD TURNING FOR KILCOCK GAA VENUE: BRANGANSTOWN, KILCOCK (Script) 10:15 AM 10:45 AM VISIT TO ST JOSEPHS BOYS NATIONAL SCHOOL, KILCOCK 02:15 PM 02:30 PM MICHAEL SCANLAN 02:30 PM 03:00 PM JOHN McCLUSKEY 03:30 PM 04:30 PM SPEAKING AT IRELAND JAPANESE ASSOC. ANNUAL BUSINESS FORUM VENUE: CONFERENCE CENTRE OF ENTERPRISE IRE, MERRION HALL, STRAND RD (Script) 07:30 PM 10:30 PM ATTENDING THE PERFORMANCE OF OPERA IRELAND'S PRODUCTION OF 'AIDA' AT THE GAIETY THEATRE Tuesday, April 11 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 03:00 PM 03:30 PM DEBT CRISES - MTG PAT RALEIGH & A DELEGATION FROM JUBILEE 2000 IRELAND 05:00 PM 05:30 PM SECRETARY GENERAL, B CURRAN, A DUNNING, J O'BRIEN & E PHELAN 05:30 PM 07:00 PM CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS 07:00 PM 07:00 PM DINNER FOR THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL YEAR 2000 MONITORING COMMITTEE VENUE: McGRATTANS RESTAURANT Wednesday, April 12 09:00 AM 10:00 AM BREAKFAST WITH DR SOMERS 10:00 AM 10:30 AM KEVIN CARDIFF & KEVIN NOLAN 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL 11:00AM 11:30AM COURTESY CALL - JOHN DEMAINE, MD OF BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD & DAN MORRISSEY OF WILLIAM FRY SOLICITORS 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 01:45 PM 03:00 PM PHOTOCALL FOR CHERNOBYL CHILDREN'S PROJECT VENUE: PORTOBELLO BRIDGE. GRAND CANAL 03:30 PM 04:00 PM PADDY HOWARD 04:30 PM 05:00 PM MINISTER M MARTIN TD & OFFICIALS 05:00 PM 05:30 PM DECENTRALISATION PROGRAMME - MTG BLAIR HORAN, CPSU 05:30 PM 06:00 PM MINISTER FRANK FAHEY 06:00 PM 06:45 PM PRIVATE MEMBERS IN THE SEANAD 06:45 PM 07:15 PM CHAIRMAN OF THE REVENUE COMMISSIONERS 07:30 PM 08:00 PM MTG CHRIS GLENNON, MICHAEL O’REGAN & CHRIS PARKER Thursday, April 13 10:00 AM10:30 AM AG, DR SOMERS & OFFICIALS 10:30 AM04:45 PM DAIL 11:00 AM 11:30 AM FINBARR GOLDEN, CHAIRMAN, TSB BANK 12:00 PM 12:30 PM MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 01:00 PM 02:30 PM ADDRESS IRELAND-US COUNCIL LUNCH VENUE: SHELBOURNE HOTEL (Script) 02:30 PM 02:45 PM JOE CULLEN Friday, April 14 CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS 04:30 PM 05:30 PM LAUNCHING KILDARE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BOARD VENUE: KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICES (Script) 11:00 PM 11:40 PM LATE LATE SHOW Saturday, April 15 10:00 AM 02:00 PM MAYNOOTH FiANNA FAIL CUMANN - WALKABOUT IN MAYNOOTH 07:30 PM 10:00 PM ADDRESSING A DINNER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF INSPECTORS OF TAXES VENUE: SPRINGHILL HOTEL, KILKENNY (Script) Sunday, April 16 09:00 AM 09:15 AM DERMOT RYAN 09:15 AM 09:30 AM TOM CONSIDINE 09:30 AM 09:45 AM JOHN PALMER 12:30 PM 01:00 PM LAUNCHING PUNCHESTOWN INTERNATIONAL 3 DAY EVENT VENUE: PUNCHESTOWN RACECOURSE (Script) 01:00 PM 02:00 PM LAUNCHING THE PUNCHESTOWN 150 YEAR HISTORY BOOK VENUE: PUNCHESTOWN RACECOURSE Tuesday, April 18 09:00 AM 09:15 AM JIM CADDLE MARINE 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 03:00 PM 03:30 PM BRIAN RATTIGAN 05:30 PM 06:30 PM CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE & PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS 07:15 PM 07:55 PM GREETING THE CHINESE VICE PREMIER & MADAME LI LANQING Venue: Dublin Airport,.... Wednesday, April 19 09:00 AM 09:20 AM PHOTOCALL - IN ADVANCE OF IPD CONFERENCE 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL 12:15 PM 12:30 PM BRIEFING - A DUNNING & D MOLONEY 12:30 PM 01:00 PM EU BUDGET COMMISSIONER, MICHAELE SCHREYER, MR ECKART GUTH, HEAD OF CABINET & PETER DOYLE FOM THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN DUBLIN 01:30 PM 02:30 PM LAUNCH THE CASH CHANGEOVER PLAN FOR THE ECBI VENUE: GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, CENTRE BLOCK 02:30 PM 03:00 PM DEPUTY M AHERN & GARY O'HALLORAN 04:00 PM 05:00 PM CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON EU AFFAIRS VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS 05:15 PM 05:30 PM MTG DEPUTY AYLWARD 05:30 PM 06:00 PM INTERVIEW WITH JOHN MURRAY BROWN 07:00 PM 07:30 PM MINISTER J O'DONOGHUE & MINISTER M SMITH Thursday, April 20 08:45 AM 09:00 AM CONOR O'MAHONY 09:00 AM 09:45 AM MANAGEMENT MEETING 10:00 AM 10:30 AM D McNALLY, J MOONEY & V PALMER & OFFICIALS FROM REVENUE 10:30 AM 03:50 PM DAIL-RECESS 11:00 AM 12:00 PM SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PP VENUE: PARTY ROOM 01:45 PM 06:00 PM RE: TELETHON LUNCH - RECEPTION FOLLOWED BY LUNCH AT 2:30PM VENUE: STANDHOUSE, CURRAGH 09:00 PM 10:30 PM CLANE GAA RECEPTION BANK HOLIDAY Saturday, April 22 Sunday, April 23 Monday, April 24 BANK HOLIDAY 11:00 AM 12:45 PM Tuesday, April 25 Wednesday, April 26 Thursday, April 27 Friday, April 28 Saturday, April 29 EASTER 1916 RISING COMMEMORATION ARBOUR HILL - MASS FOLLOWED BY COMMEMORATION {FOR INFORMATION ONLY) BANK HOLIDAY Tuesday, May 2 Wednesday, May 3 08:30 AM 08:45 AM AIDAN DUNNING 08:45 AM 09:00 AM TOM CONSIDINE, JOE Me GOVERN & SARAH I 09:00 AM 09:15 AM CIARAN CONNOLLY & PADDY BARRY 09:15 AM 09:30 AM PATRICIA COLEMAN 10:00 AM 11:45 AM ARBOUR HILL COMMEMORATION SERVICE (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 11:45 AM 02:00 PM (FOR 12.00) GOVERNMENT MEETING Thursday, May 4 Friday, May 5 09:00 PM 10:00 PM Saturday, May 6 RTE TELETHON VENUE: RTE, DONNYBROOK 07:50 PM 10:20 PM DEPART DUBLIN - El 634 / ARRIVE BRUSSELS (Accommodation: Europa Hotel) Monday, May 8 ECOFIN 06:10 PM 07:05 PM DEPART BRUSSELS El 633 / ARRIVE DUBLIN 08:30 PM 09:00 PM KATHLEEN O'NEILL Tuesday, May 9 09:00 AM 09:45 AM DEPART BALDONNEL / ARRIVE WATERFORD 10:00 AM 10:45 AM OFFICIAL OPENING OF NEW PREMISES OF STH & EASTERN REGIONAL AUTHORITY BY AN TAOISEACH (TANAISTE, MIN/ FIN & MIN/ENVIR TO ATTEND ALSO) VENUE: WATERFORD 11:00 AM 07:00 PM GOVERNMENT MEETING VENUE: FAITHLEGG HOUSE HOTEL, WATERFORD W ednesday, May 10 09:00 AM 10:15 AM GOVERNMENT MEETING VENUE: FAITHLEGG HOUSE HOTEL, WATERFORD 12:15 PM 01:00 PM OFFICIALS 02:00 PM 02:15 PM PHOTOCALL - MANDY 02:30 PM 08 30 PM DAIL RESUMES 06:00 PM 06:15 PM COURTESY CALL BY A DELEGATION FROM THE IMF 06:15 PM 06:45 PM NATIONAL ROADS AUTHORITY 06:45 PM 07:15 PM SEAN COLLINS 07:30 PM 08:00 PM FINBARR GOLDEN Thursday, May 11 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 11:00 AM 12:00 PM FRENCH MINISTER FOR THE ECONOMY & FINANCE, MR LAURENT FABIUS 11:30 AM 11:45 AM PRESS CONFERENCE WITH THE FRENCH MIN FOR THE ECONOMY & FINANCE 08:30 PM 10:00 PM NAAS FF CUMANN MEETING VENUE: TOWN HOUSE 09:00 PM 10:30 PM ADDRESSING KILCOCK'S FF AGM VENUE: SCOUTS HALL, KILCOCK Friday, May 12 07:30 AM 08:45 AM DEPART / ARRIVE TRALEE 09:15 AM 10:45 AM ADDRESSING INSTITUTE OF PERSONNEL & DEVELOPMENT IRELAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE Venue: BRANDON HOTEL, TRALEE ....Speech required..... 11:00 AM 12:15 PM DEPART/ARRIVE NAAS 07:30 PM 09:00 PM ATTENDING THE BLESSING OF THE CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LADY IN NEWTOWN 12:00 PM 01:00 PM MAYNOOTH FF CUMANN WALKABOUT IN MEADOWBROOK ESTATE Sunday, May 14 Monday, May 15 10:30 AM 11:00 AM INTERVIEW FOR 'CONSTRUCTION' MAGAZINE BY DONAL BUCKLEY + PHOTOGRAPHER 04:30 PM 05:30 PM LAUNCH IRISH LIFE'S NEW RANGE OF ARFs VENUE: ALEXANDER HOTEL (Script) 08:00 PM 10:00 PM PRESENTING PRIZES TO PUPILS OF ST PATRICKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NAAS (Script) Tuesday, May 16 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 02:45 PM 03:00 PM COURTESY CALL - THOMAS BERNES, IMF & MR PETER CHARLETON 03:00 PM 03:30 PM JAMES P CORCORAN, DAVID HERZOG & MARY P DONOGHUE AMERICAN GENERAL CORPORATION 03:30 PM 04:00 PM GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK 03:30 PM 04:30 PM RATHANGAN POST PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS VISIT TO DAIL (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 05:30 PM 06:30 PM CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS Wednesday, May 17 10:00 AM 10:30 AM BRIAN HILLERY 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 02:30 PM 03:00 PM CORRIB GAS FIELD - MTG JOHN McGOLDRICK,& ROSEMARY STEEN, ENTERPRISE ENERGY IRE 03:00 PM 03:30 PM CIVILIAN DRIVERS 04:00 PM 05:00 PM CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON EU AFFAIRS VENUE. SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS 05:30 PM 06:00 PM GORDON A HOLMES 06:15 PM 06:45 PM LITTLEWOODS LTD & DEPUTY G V WRIGHT 07:10 PM 07:20 PM PRIVATE MEMBERS - ELECTORAL BILL 2000 10:00 PM 11:00 PM DINNER AFTER AXA DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION VENUE: ST PATRICK'S HALL, DUBLIN CASTLE (Script) Thursday, May 18 09:30 AM 10:00 AM GERRY KEARNEY 10:00 AM 10:30 AM DONAL McNALLY'S SECTION 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 02:00 PM 02:30 PM INTERVIEW FOR WALL STREET JOURNAL 02:30 PM 02 45 PM PHOTOCALL TO LAUNCH CANADA LIFE'S ARFs 03:00 PM 03:30 PM JOSEPHINE FEEHILY & JOE McGOVERN 03:30 PM 04:30 PM CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON SOCIAL INCLUSION 08:30 PM 10:00 PM KILDARE NORTH CDC MEETING VENUE: LAWLOR'S NAAS 09:00 AM 09:30 AM BOB CURRAN 09:30 AM 10:00 AM C CONNOLLY, C GALLAGHER, J McGOVERN & L DRAIN 01:00 PM 02:00 PM JOHN COLGAN VENUE: McGRATTANS RESTAURANT 02:15 PM 02:30 PM MICHAEL TUTTY 03:00 PM 04:00 PM LAUNCH NEW CHAIR IN FUND MANAGEMENT Venue: MAIN HALL MICHAEL SMURFIT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UCD, BLACKROCK....Speech required..... 09:00 PM 10:30 PM KILL CUMANN AGM VENUE: DEW DROP INN Friday, May 19 Saturday, May 20 Sunday, May 21 CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS 05:00 PM 06:00 PM PRESENTING FAS DUBLIN WEST & KILDARE REGION COMMUNITY INITIATIVE AWARDS VENUE: LIFFEY VALLEY HSE HOTEL, LEIXLIP (Script) 09:00 PM 11:00 PM CLANE CUMANN AGM VENUE: MANZOR'S PUB (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Tuesday, May 23 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:30 PM 04:15 PM ORAL PQS 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 04:45 PM 05:00 PM OFFICIALS 06:15 PM 07:00 PM TAOISEACH, MIN DEMPSEY & MIN OF STATE, BOBBY MOLLOY VENUE. TAOISEACH'S MEETING ROOM 07:00 PM 08:30 PM PRIVATE MEMBERS Wednesday, May 24 08:00 AM 09:00 AM BREAKFAST WITH DR SOMERS 09:00 AM 09:30 AM MINISTER JOE WALSH 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL 11:00 AM 11:30 AM MINISTER BRIAN COWEN 11:30 AM 01:30 PM PP 12:30 PM 01:30 PM SEANAD BYE-ELECTION - VOTING TO TAKE PLACE IN THE PARTY ROOM 02:30 PM 03:00 PM MINISTER MARY O'ROURKE 03:15 PM 03:45 PM MINISTER MICHAEL WOODS 04:00 PM 04:30 PM MINISTER JIM McDAID 04:45 PM 05:15 PM MINISTER FRANK FAHEY 05:30 PM 06:00 PM MINISTER NOEL DEMPSEY 06:15 PM 06:45 PM MINISTER MICHEAL MARTIN 07:00 PM 08:30 PM PRIVATE MEMBERS Thursday, May 25 ALZHEIMER NATIONAL TEA DAY 2000 VENUE: CAFETERIA (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 08:45 AM 09:45 AM MANAGEMENT MEETING 10:00 AM 10:30 AM COURTESY CALL - QUEBEC'S DEPUTY PRIME MIN & MIN OF STATE FOR THE ECONOMY & FINANCE, MR BERNARD LANDRY 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 11:45 AM 12:15 PM MINISTER DERMOT AHERN 02:30 PM 03:00 PM MINISTER SILE DE VALERA 04:15 PM 04:45 PM MINISTER JOHN O'DONOGHUE 05:15 PM 06:00 PM OPENING AN ART EXHIBITION BY DIARMUID BOYD Venue: GREEN GALLERY, ST STEPHENS GREEN SHOPPING CENTRE....Speech required..... PRESENTING GAISCE AWARDS TO PUPILS OF SCOIL MHUIRE VENUE: CLANE (Script) 09:00 PM 10:00 PM LAUNCHING "THE HISTORY OF JOHNSTOWN BRIDGE GAA" CLUB VENUE GAA CENTRE (Script) 06:30 PM OPENING RESOURCE CENTRE FOR SEAMUS THOMPSON. IRISH WHEELCHAIR ASSOCIATION VENUE: CLANE (Script) Friday, May 26 05:00 PM Saturday, May 27 Sunday, May 28 Monday, May 29 Tuesday, May 30 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 11:00 PM DAIL 08:30 PM 10:30 PM MAYNOOTH FF MEETING 09:00 PM 10:00 PM CELBRIDGE FF CUMANN AGM VENUE: THE MILL COMPLEX (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) W ednesday, May 31 08:30 AM 09:30 AM TAOISEACH, MIN DEMPSEY & MIN OF STATE BOBBY MOLLOY VENUE: TAOISEACH'S MEETING ROOM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM DONAL McNALLY 10:30 AM 11:00 PM DAIL 11:00AM 11:30AM JIMMY DOYLE & JOHN PALMER 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 01:00 PM 01:30 PM TOM CONSIDINE 01:30 PM 02:30 PM LAUNCH E-DAIL DIGEST VENUE: ARTHOUSE, TEMPLE BAR 04:30 PM 05:30 PM MINISTER'S MEETING VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM 06:00 PM 07:30 PM DECENTRALISATION - MTG THE JOINT CTTEE ON FINANCE & PUBLIC SERVICE VENUE: ROOM G2, KILDARE STREET 07:45 PM 08:30 PM MINISTER SILE DE VALERA Thursday, June 1 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 11:00AM 11:45AM SEANAD - STATEMENTS ON THE ECONOMY 12:00 PM 12:30 PM B MURPHY, D QUIGLEY & S ROGERS 12:45 PM 01:15 PM JOE McGOVERN & CONOR McGINN 02:30 PM 03:30 PM VISIT TO THE ARMY EQUITATION SCHOOL VENUE: McKEE BARRACKS, DUBLIN 7 10:00 AM 11:00 AM OPENING PRINT ROOM VENUE: PRIMROSE HILL NATIONAL SCHOOL, CELBRIDGE (Script) 01:00 PM 01:30 PM ERIC EMBLETON 09:00 PM 10:30 PM RATHCOFFEV FF CUMANN AGM VENUE: RATHCOFFEY HALL Saturday, June 3 06:00 PM 07:00 PM ATTENDING LEIXLIP FESTIVAL (STREET CARNIVAL) (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 04:30 PM 07:10 PM DEPART CASEMENT I ARRIVE LUXEMBOURG (Accommodation: Hotel Sofitel) 08:00 PM 11:00 PM EURO 11 MEETING Sunday, June 4 Monday, June 5 BANK HOLIDAY ECOFIN 09:00 AM 09:00 AM EIB AGM VENUE: LUXEMBOURG 07:00 PM 07:40 PM DEPART LUXEMBOURG / ARRIVE CASEMENT Tuesday, June 6 1100AM 11:15AM MICHAEL WILEY 11:15AM 11:45AM MAI READ RYAN 12:00 PM 12:30 PM VICTOR MENEZES & AIDAN BRADY OF CITIBANK 01:00 PM 02:30 PM LUNCH WITH CROATIAN DELEGATION VENUE: L'ECRIVAIN RESTAURANT, 109A LR BAGGOT STREET (Script) 04:30 PM 05:00 PM DR MANSERGH 08:30 PM 09:20 PM ADDRESS LEiXLIP TOWN COMMISSIONERS VENUE: LEIXLIP HOUSE HOTEL, CAPTAINS HILL (Script) Wednesday, June 7 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10:30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 01:00 PM 01:00 PM PP 02:00 PM 02:30 PM MINISTER J WALSH 02:30 PM 10:30 PM DAIL 02:30 PM 03:00 PM MTG THE SUB COMMITTEE ON MEMBERS' SERVICES 03:00 PM 03:30 PM ATTORNEY GENERAL, DR SOMERS & A KEARNS 03:45 PM 04:15 PM SENATORS - DONIE CASSIDY & JOHN DARDIS 04:00 PM 04:15 PM OFFICIALS 05:15 PM 07:45 PM ESTIMATES IN COMMITTEE VENUE: ROOM G2, KILDARE HOUSE 08:00 PM 08:30 PM DAIL WHIPS VENUE: WHIPS OFFICE PROSPEROUS COARSE ANGLING CLUB - PRESENTATION OF PRIZES VENUE: CHRISTIES LOUNGE, PROSPEROUS VILLAGE (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 08:45 AM 09:00 AM ERIC EMBLETON 09:00 AM 09:30 AM IRISH BANKERS FEDERATION 10:00 AM 10:15 AM JOE CULLEN 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL - (PRIVATE MEMBERS TO CONCLUDE WITHIN 90 MINUTES) 11:00 AM 11:30 AM KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL & REPRESENTATIVES OF THE JEANIE JOHNSTON PROJECT 11:30 AM 12:00 PM FF SENATORS VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM 02:15 PM 02:45 PM DANISH AMBASSADOR, MR K E TYGESEN 02:45 PM 03:15 PM INTERVIEW WITH THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE 03:30 PM 03:45 PM PHOTOCALL - DOLMEN BUTLER BRISCOE'S ARF/ARMF PENSION BROCHURE 03:45 PM 04:00 PM G NAUGHTON Friday, June 9 10:45 AM 11:15 AM PADRAIC O'CONNOR 11:30 AM 11:45 AM JOE McGOVERN 10:00 AM 11:00 AM CLINIC VENUE: BOYLAN’S GARAGE, DUBLIN ROAD, CELBRIDGE 11:30 AM 12:30 PM VISIT TO SALMON LEAP CANOE CLUB, LEIXLIP 07:30 PM 11:30 PM RECEPTION & DCU DINNER FOR EDUCATIONAL TRUST (Script) Sunday, June 11 Monday, June 12 10:00 AM 10:15 AM PHOTOCALL WITH MESSRS P FLYNN & M QUINN TO LAUNCH BOOK ON ICC 10:45 AM 12:00 PM SPEAKING AT THE LAUNCH OF PRODUCTION OF EURO BANKNOTES VENUE: THE MINT, SANDYFORD 01:00 PM 03:00 PM LUNCH FOLLOWED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING AT 2.30PM 08:30 PM 10:30 PM KILDARE NORTH CDC SELECTION CONVENTION VENUE: TOWN HOUSE, NAAS Tuesday, June 13 09:45 AM 10:00 AM LIAM MURPHY & BRIDGET McMANUS 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10,30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02 00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 10:30 PM DAIL 03:00 PM 03:15 PM PHOTOCALL - SEI INVESTMENTS 03:30 PM 04:00 PM GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK 04:00 PM 04:15 PM JIM O'BRIEN & AIDAN DUNNING 07:30 PM 08:00 PM ADDRESS DUBLIN FUNDS INDUSTRY ASSOC. MUTUAL FUNDS CONFERENCE VENUE: HOUSE OF LORDS, BANK OF IRELAND, COLLEGE GREEN (Script) Wednesday, June 14 08:00 AM 09:00 AM CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE & PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS 10:30 AM 10:30 PM DAIL 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 02:30 PM 03:30 PM NATIONAL PENSION BILL - PRESS CONFERENCE VENUE: GOVERNMENT PRESS CENTRE 03:30 PM 04:00 PM AIDAN DUNNING 04:00 PM 05:00 PM CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON EU AFFAIRS VENUE - SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS Thursday, June 15 08:45 AM 09:00 AM KEVIN CARDIFF & KEVIN NOLAN 09:00 AM 09:30 AM SECRETARY GENERAL & D McNALLY 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 12:30 PM 01:30 PM FINANCIAL RESOLUTION - FINANCE NO 2 BILL 2000 02:30 PM 03:00 PM APPOINTMENTS MEETING BRIEFING NORTH / SOUTH COUNCIL - SECRETARY GENERAL & AIDAN DUNNING 04:00 PM 04:30 PM MINISTER COWEN & MR G DEUTSCH, DEBT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LTD 06:00 PM 06:30 PM CONSTITUENCY OFFICE VENUE NAAS 09:00 AM 09:30 AM LEBANON BRIEFING WITH JIM SAUNDERS 09:30 AM 10:15 AM INTERVIEW WITH KILDARE NATIONALIST 11:30 AM 12:30 PM FF COUNCILLORS CONFERENCE 2000 VENUE: GRAND HOTEL, MALAHIDE 01:30 PM 04:30 PM LUNCH (MERRION HOTEL) FOLLOWED BY NORTH / SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL MEETING Friday, June 16 Saturday, June 17 10:00 AM 02:00 PM MAYNOOTH FiANNA FAIL CUMANN - WALKABOUT IN MAYNOOTH Sunday, June 18 DEPART CASEMENT / ARRIVE OPORTO (Accommodation: Hotel: Ipanema Park: Tel: 00351226104174; Fax: 00351226102809) 07:00 PM 07:00 PM ECOFIN VENUE: FEIRA, PORTUGAL Monday, June 19 EUROPEAN COUNCIL HOSG - 2000 (SANTA MARIA DE FEIRA) 07:00 PM 09:05 PM DEPART OPORTO / ARRIVE CASEMENT Tuesday, June 20 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 01:15 PM 01:15 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 10:30 PM DAIL- PAIRED ALL DAY 04:30 PM 05:00 PM BRIAN HILLERY Wednesday, June 21 08:45 AM 09:45 AM MANAGEMENT MEETING 10:30 AM 10:30 PM DAIL - PAIRED ALL DAY 11:00 AM 11:30 AM TAOISEACH & TANAISTE VENUE: TAOISEACH'S OFFICE 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 03:30 PM 04:30 PM TAOISEACH, TANAISTE & ICTU VENUE: DEPARTMENT OF THE TAOISEACH 03:50 PM 03:50 PM PRIVATE NOTICE QUESTIONS 06:00 PM 06:00 PM DEPART DUBLIN AIRPORT (ARRIVE LEBANON ON THURS 22/06/2000 AT 1.15AM) Thursday, June 22 BYE-ELECTION (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 10:30 AM 10:30 PM DAIL - PAIRED ALL DAY 10:30 AM 04:30 PM DAIL - PAIRED ALL DAY 07:00 PM 10:15PM DEPART LEBANON / ARRIVE CASEMENT Friday, June 23 Saturday, June 24 07:00 PM 11:00 PM 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ST ANNES NATIONAL SCHOOL, ARDCLOUGH - MASS AT THE CHURCH - FOLLOWED BY REFRESHMENTS AT THE SCHOOL - MINISTER TO SAY A FEW WORDS Sunday, June 25 Monday, June 26 08:00 PM 08:30 PM OPEN NEW SPORTS SCHOOL AT SCOIL MHICHIL NAOFA, ATHY (Script) Tuesday, June 27 10:15 AM 02:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:30 PM 10:30 PM DAIL 02:30 PM 04:15 PM ORAL PQS 04:15 PM 04:15 PM O.O.B 06:33 PM 06:33 PM FINANCE {NO. 2) BILL, 2000, ALL STAGES 07:00 PM 08:30 PM (FOR 19:30) DINNER FOR ECBI VENUE: MEMBERS RESTAURANT, LH WORDS) (MINISTER TO SAY A FEW Wednesday, June 28 10:30 AM 10:30 PM DAIL 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 02:30 PM 03:00 PM RICHARD HOWLIN, NATIONAL BUILDING AGENCY LTD 06:30 PM 06:30 PM CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON SOCIAL INCLUSION Thursday, June 29 09:30 AM 10:00 AM MTG IRISH PARLIAMENTARY (FORMER MEMBERS) SOCIETY 10:30 AM 12:00 PM DAIL 12:00 PM 12:30 PM APPOINTMENTS MEETING 02:40 PM 04:45 PM SEANAD- FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL, ALL STAGES 09:00 AM 09:10 AM PHIL FLYNN 09:30 AM 09:30 AM TAOISEACH 10:30 AM 05:00 PM DAIL - RECESS Friday, June 30 11:00 AM 11:30 AM MINISTER OF STATES - N O’KEEFFE, M WALLACE & H O'BYRNE 12:40 PM 01:00 PM CONFIDENCE MOTION - MINISTER SPEAKING Saturday, July 1 10:00 AM 10:30 AM tony 07:15 PM 11:30 PM ADDRESS IRISH RACEHORSE OWNERS ANNUAL DINNER VENUE: STANDHOUSE, HOTEL, CURRAGH (Script) 09:15 AM 09:30 AM PATRICIA COLEMAN 09:30 AM 10:00 AM PRESENT 1938 COINS TO DR PATRICK WALLACE OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND 10:00 AM 10:30 AM PHOTO SESSION - NEW FILE PHOTOS 11:30 AM 11:45 AM PHOTOCALL TO LAUNCH AIB CAPITAL MARKETS/EIF PPP FUND 01:00 PM 02:30 PM ADDRESS COMHAIRLE LUNCH FOR DEPUTY BRIAN LENIHAN VENUE: WESTMANSTOWN GOLF CLUB (Script) McCa r t h y Sunday, July 2 Monday, July 3 Tuesday, July 4 11:45 AM 02:30 PM (FOR 12.00 NOON) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:45 PM 04:00 PM PUBLIC SERVICE UNION 04:15 PM 04:45 PM OFFICIALS 07:00 PM 08:00 PM OPENING TANNERY PARK VENUE: RATHANGAN (Script) 08:30 PM 09:00 PM UNVEILING A PLAQUE AT ALLENWOOD DAY CARE CENTRE (Script) Wednesday, July 5 Thursday, July 6 10:00 AM 10:30 AM APPOINTMENTS MEETING 11:00 AM 11:30 AM CONSTRUCTION FEDERATION OPERATIVES PENSION SCHEME 11:30 AM 12:00 PM COURTESY CALL - CHINESE AMBASSADOR ZHANG XIAOKANG 01 00 PM 02:30 PM IRISH EXPORTERS' ASSOCIATION LUNCH Venue: DAVENPORT HOTEL,....Speech required 08:15 PM 11:00 PM HOSTING A DINNER FOR COMMISSIONER BARNIER VENUE McGRATTANS RESTAURANT 08:30 AM 09:15 AM MEETING COMMISSIONER BARNIER FOLLOWED BY THE LAUNCH OF CSF 09:45 AM 09:45 AM TAOISEACH 12:00 PM 12:30 PM INTERVIEW WITH TOM McENANEY Friday, July 7 Saturday, July 8 Tuesday, July 11 05:30 PM 06:30 PM CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE VENUE: SYCAMOE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Wednesday, July 12 MEETING TAOISEACH & TANAISTE (PRIOR TO GOVERNMENT MTG) 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:10 PM 02:15 PM TERRY WALSH 02:15 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 04:00 PM CABINET SUB COMMITTEE MEETING ON EU AFFAIRS VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS 03:00 PM 03:30 PM APPOINTMENTS MEETING Thursday, July 13 10:45 AM 11:00 AM TURN SOD FOR ADVANCED FACTORY OUTLET Venue: CAPPA RD, KILRUSH, CO CLARE....Speech required..... 1115AM 12:00PM TREE PLANTING CEREMONY Venue: VANDELEUR WALLED GARDEN, KILRUSH, CO CLARE.... Speech required.... 01 00 PM 02 30 PM LUNCH FOR MINISTER OF STATE, WILLIE O'DEA Venue: KILMURRAY LODGE HOTEL, CASTLETROY, LIMERICK CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS 12:00 PM 01:00 PM KILDARE COUNY MANAGER VENUE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICES 04:30 PM 05:00 PM LAUNCH WEB SITE FOR THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHILD CARE ASSOC. (KILDARE BRANCH) VENUE: TIR NA NOG CRECHE, MONREAD AVE, NAAS (Script) 06:30 PM 07:00 PM SOD TURNING AT BALLYOULSTER UNITED FC, CELBRIDGE (Script) Saturday, July 15 Sunday, July 16 07:00 PM 09:30 PM DEPART CASEMENT / ARRIVE BRUSSELS (Accommodation: Europa Hotel) Monday, July 17 ECOFIN 04:00 PM 04:30 PM DEPART BRUSSELS / ARRIVE CASEMENT Tuesday, July 18 08:00 AM 09:30 AM BREAKFAST - DR SOMERS 09:00 AM 09:15 AM TOM CONSIDINE 09:30 AM 10:00 AM MANAGEMENT MEETING 09:30 AM 09:45 AM BRIAN HILLERY 10:00 AM 10:30 AM ESSO IRELAND 11:00 AM 11:30 AM GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK 12:15 PM 12:45 PM OFFICIALS FROM REVENUE 03:00 PM 03:30 PM TOM CONSIDINE 04:00 PM 05:00 PM TAOISEACH VENUE: TAOISEACH'S OFFICE Wednesday, July 19 08:45 AM 09:15 AM INTERVIEW CKR 10:15 AM 02:30 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 03:00 PM 03:30 PM OFFICIALS 06:30 PM 07:30 PM OPENING PEBBLE BEACH HOLIDAY COMPLEX VENUE: TRAMORE, CO WATERFORD (Script) Thursday, July 20 08:30 AM 09:00 AM JOHN MALONE 12:00 PM 12:30 PM TOM CONSIDINE & CIARAN CONNOLLY 01:45 PM 02:15 PM MARY O' ROURKE 03:00 PM 04:00 PM BANKERS Friday, July 21 Saturday, July 22 Sunday, July 23 Monday, July 24 KILDARE GAA MILLENIUM TEAM AWARDS HAZEL HOTEL MONASTEREVAN (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 10:30 AM 05:15 PM ALL DAY GOVERNMENT MEETING Wednesday, July 26 09:15 AM 03:00 PM (FOR 9.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 03:00 PM 03:00 PM CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON SOCIAL INCLUSION 03:15 PM 03:30 PM PHOTOCALL TO LAUNCH REVENUE COMMISSIONERS ANNUAL REPORT 04:30 PM 05:00 PM GERRY HICKEY 05:00 PM 05:45 PM IHA 06:00 PM 06:30 PM OFFICIALS 06:30 PM 06:45 PM JIM McCAFFREY & DERMOT RYAN 06:45 PM 07:15 PM APPOINTMENTS MEETING Thursday, July 27 09:00 AM 11:00 AM PLENARY MEETING FOR PROGRAMME FOR PROSPERITY & FAIRNESS VENUE: DUBLIN CASTLE 01:00 PM 01:00 PM LAUNCH NTMA ANNUAL REPORT 07:00 PM 07:00 PM DINNER WITH THE JOURNALISTS VENUE: LA STAMPA 09:00 AM 09:30 AM PETER Me DONAGH 09:30 AM 10:00 AM JOHN COLGAN Saturday, July 29 Sunday, July 30 Monday, July 31 Tuesday, August 1 W ednesday, August 2 Thursday, August 3 Friday, August 4 Saturday, August 5 Sunday, August 6 Wednesday, August 9 Thursday, August 10 Friday, August 11 Saturday, August 12 Sunday, August 13 Monday, August 14 Tuesday, August 15 Wednesday, August 16 Thursday, August 17 Sunday, August 20 Monday, August 21 Tuesday, August 22 Wednesday, August 23 Thursday, August 24 Friday, August 25 Saturday, August 26 Sunday, August 27 Monday, August 28 Tuesday, August 29 Friday, September 1 Saturday, September 2 Sunday, September 3 01:30 PM 02:30 PM ATTENDING OPEN DAY & LAUNCHING NEW WALKS AT DONADEA FOREST PARK (Script) Monday, September 4 11:00 AM 11:30AM APPOINTMENTS MEETING 04:00 PM 05:00 PM OPENING THE 2000 CO-ED SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS VENUE: MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY (Script) Tuesday, September 5 09:30 AM 10:30 AM MEETING WITH TAOISEACH & FF MINISTERS VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM Wednesday, September 6 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 05:30 PM 07:00 PM MEETINGS IN NAAS OFFICE 08:00 PM 09:00 PM PRESENT CERTS FOR KILDARE ENTERPRISE BOARD VENUE: COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NAAS (Script) Friday, September 8 09:00 AM 09:30 AM JIM McCAFFREY 10:30 AM 11:00 AM BRIDGET McMANUS & LIAM MJRPHY 12:55 PM 03:30 PM DEPART DUBLIN - El 524 / ARRIVE PARIS (Accommodation: Trianon Palace Hotel) Saturday, September 9 INFORMAL ECOFIN VENUE: VERSAILLES 08:00 PM 08:30 PM (APPROX) DEPART PARIS (GOVERNMENT JET) / ARRIVE CASEMENT Sunday, September 10 Monday, September 11 10:00 AM 10:30 AM MTG SEAN MC ENIFF 05:00 PM 06:00 PM OPENING NEW OFFICES OF MONEY MATTERS VENUE: ST JOHN'S HOUSE, HIGH STREET, TALLAGHT (Script) 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 03:00 PM MINISTER D AHERN TD 04:00 PM 04:15 PM THE GUINEANS PARLIAMENTARIANS 05:30 PM 07:00 PM CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS Wednesday, September 13 08:45 AM 09:30 AM MANAGEMENT MEETING 10:00 AM 10:15 AM PHOTOCALL IN ADVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL CASH & TREASURY MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 10:30 AM 11:00 AM MINISTER OF STATE, MARTIN CULLEN 11:30 AM 12:00 PM PHILIP HAMELL 01:00 PM 01:30 PM MINISTER FRANK FAHEY TD 02:15 PM 02:45 PM MINISTER M MARTIN TD 03:00 PM 03:30 PM OFFICIALS 03:30 PM 04:00 PM PADRAIC O'CONNOR 04:40 PM 05:00 PM MEETING WITH TAOISEACH 05:00 PM 05:30 PM MEETING WITH TAOISEACH & OFFICIALS VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM GUEST OF HONOUR AT THE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARDS GALA DINNER Venue: BERKELEY COURT HOTEL......Speech required........... 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Friday, September 15 Saturday, September 16 Sunday, September 17 Monday, September 18 10:00 AM 10:15 AM TOM CONSIDINE & JIM McCAFFREY 10:15 AM 11:00 AM t c o n s id in e , j 11:15 AM 11:30 AM EUGENE O'SULLIVAN 06:00 PM 07:00 PM MEETING MAYNOOTH CUMANN OFFICER BOARD VENUE: GLENROYAL HOTEL, MAYNOOTH 08:00 PM 09:30 PM ATTENDING KELT WORKSHOP ON LEADER PLUS & NATIONAL LEADER PROGRAMMES VENUE: RESOURCE CENTRE, ST RAPHAELS, CELBRIDGE (Script) McGo v e r n & k Ca r d if f Tuesday, September 19 08:00 AM 09:00 AM BREAKFAST - DR SOMERS 10:00 AM 10:30 AM VIDEO CLIP FOR HIBERNIAN PENSIONS CONFERENCE 01:00 PM 02:30 PM LUNCH IN DAVY STOCKBROKERS 03:00 PM 03:30 PM BRIAN HILLERY 04:00 PM 04:30 PM PHOTOCALL TO LAUNCH FIRST IRISH VENTURE CAPITAL REPORT 04:30 PM 05:00 PM MEETING PHIL FLYNN 05:15 PM 05:15 PM LAUNCH BOOK ON HISTORY OF ICC 06:00 PM 07:30 PM LAUNCH INSTITUTE OF TAXATION'S PUBLICATION VENUE: MEMBERS' RESTAURANT, RDS (Script) Wednesday, September 20 09:30 AM 10:00 AM APPOINTMENTS MEETING 10:00 AM 10:30 AM DEBT & DEVELOPMENT COALITION IRELAND 02:30 PM 03:00 PM MTG TSB MANAGEMENT & UNIONS 07:30 PM 11:00 PM GUEST SPEAKER AT THE ASSOCIATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGERS ANNUAL DINNER Venue: NEWMAN HOUSE, STEPHENS GREEN Speech required 08:00 PM 09:00 PM PRESENTATION OF LEIXLIP TIDY ESTATES COMPETITION PRIZES VENUE: SPRINGFIELD HOTEL (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Thursday, September 21 08:15 AM 11:00 AM (FOR 8.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 11:20 AM 12:15 PM CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON SOCIAL INCLUSION VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 06:00 PM 07:00 PM OPENING THE EXTENSION TO THE CALLAN SCIENCE BUILDING NUI, MAYNOOTH (Script) CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS 04:30 PM 05:30 PM LAUNCH OF KILDARE MABS REPORT & OFFICIAL OPENING OF THEIR NEW KILCOCK OFFICE (Script) Saturday, September 23 02:30 PM 03:15 PM OPENING LONGTOWN CRECHE & MONTESSORI VENUE: SALLINS (Script) 06:00 PM 06:00 PM OPENING PARTY OF LONGTOWN CRECHE Sunday, September 24 Monday, September 25 09:00 AM 09:15 AM DONAL McNALLY 09:15 AM 09:30 AM BRIDGET MCMANUS 12:45 PM 04:10 PM DEPART DUBLIN - OK 671 / ARRIVE PRAGUE 05:00 PM 05:00 PM CABINET SUB COMMITTEE MEETING ON EU AFFAIRS VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS INFORMATION ONLY) Tuesday, September 26 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WORLD BANK & IMF IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WORLD BANK & IMF IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC 08:00 AM 08:00 AM MTG DR ONNO RUDING, CITIBANK VENUE: PRAGUE 08:45 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 09.00) GOVERNMENT MEETING (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Thursday, September 28 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WORLD BANK & IMF IN PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC 10:25 AM 12:00 PM DEPART PRAGUE - OK 670 / ARRIVE DUBLIN 08:00 PM 10:30 PM DEPART CASEMENT / ARRIVE BRUSSELS Friday, September 29 ECOFIN - BRUSSELS 06:10 PM 07:05 PM DEPART BRUSSELS - El 633 / ARRIVE DUBLIN Saturday, September 30 Sunday, October 1 Monday, October 2 Tuesday, October 3 02:00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL RESUMES 02:30 PM 03:00 PM DAVID DOYLE 03:00 PM 04:00 PM CREDIT UNION MEETING 04:15 PM 04:15 PM 0.0. B. - NATIONAL PENSIONS RESERVE FUND BILL, 2000, ORDER FOR SECOND STAGE & SECOND STAGE 04:30 PM 04:30 PM EXCHEQUER RETURNS (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 07:00 PM 08:30 PM PRIVATE MEMBERS - INFLATION Wednesday, October 4 08:15 AM 08:30 AM COURTESY CALL - CLAUS MEYER-CORDING & NIALL DOYLE OF DAVY STOCKBROKERS 08:30 AM 09:00 AM AGNES AYLWARD 09:00 AM 09:30 AM MTG INSTITUTE OF TAXATION & CCAB-I TAXATION COMMITTEE 09:30 AM 09:45 AM ESTIMATES BRIEFING 10:00 AM 10:30 AM MIN J O'DONOGHUE & OFFICIALS 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL 11:00 AM 11:30 AM MIN F FAHEY & OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 03:00 PM MIN. O'DONOGHUE, DEPUTY J HEALY-RAE & MAURICE O'DONOGHUE 03:00 PM 04:00 PM MIN M O’ROURKE & OFFICIALS 04:00 PM 04:45 PM BRIEFING WITH TAOISEACH 05:00 PM 06.00 PM MIN J McDAID & OFFICIALS 06:00 PM 06:45 PM MIN B COWEN & OFFICIALS 07:00 PM 07:45 PM MIN M WOODS & OFFICIALS 07:00 PM 08:30 PM PRIVATE MEMBERS - INFLATION Thursday, October 5 09:30 AM 09:45 AM APPOINTMENTS MEETING 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 11:30 AM 12:30 PM MIN N DEMPSEY & OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 03:15 PM MIN S DE VALERA & OFFICIALS 04:30 PM 05:15 PM MIN M MARTIN & OFFICIALS 07:30 PM 11:30 PM DINNER WITH SALOMON SMITH BARNEY / CITIGROUP VENUE: ROYAL ST GEORGE'S YACHT CLUB, DUN LAOGHAIRE Friday, October 6 09:30 AM 10:15 AM LAUNCH ECBI TV AD VENUE: MERRION SQUARE 1 SOUTH BLOCK 11:30 AM 11:30 AM C.U. 12:00 PM 12:15 PM BOB CURRAN 01:00 PM 02:30 PM ADDRESS LUNCHEON FOR LEINSTER SOCIETY OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Venue: BURLINGTON HOTEL, ....Speech required...... Saturday, October 7 10:00 AM 01:00 PM MAYNOOTH FIANNA FAIL CUMANN - WALKABOUT IN MAYNOOTH Sunday, October 8 Monday, October 9 01:30 PM 02:30 PM ADDRESS CUMANN DE BARRA FOLLOWED BY Q&A Venue: NUI, GALWAY....Speech required .... 02:30 PM 03:15 PM LUNCH WITH CUMANN DE BARRA 05:00 PM 05:45 PM OPEN SHOP FOR JOHN GALLAGHER VENUE: CLARE RD, BALLYHAUNIS, CO MAYO (Script) 09:00 PM 10:00 PM CLANE FF CUMANN MEETING VENUE: MANZOR'S PUB (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Tuesday, October 10 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 03:00 PM MEETING WITH JACOBS INTERNATIONAL 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 05:30 PM 07:00 PM CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS INFORMATION) 05:36 PM 07:00 PM NTMA BILL - SECOND STAGE IN THE DAIL Wednesday, October 11 OPENING CIVIL SERVICE IT SEMINAR VENUE: DUBLIN CASTLE (Script) 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL - NATIONAL PENSIONS RESERVE FUND BILL - SECOND STAGE (RESUMED) 11:30 AM 11:30 AM PP 02:45 PM 03:15 PM DELEGATION FROM MERRION CAPITAL 03:15 PM 04:00 PM MTG DUBLIN FUNDS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION 04:00 PM 05:30 PM CABINET SUB COMMITTEE MEETING ON EU AFFAIRS VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 08:00 PM 08:00 PM MAYNOOTH TIDY TOWNS ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY FOR "BEST SHOP FRONT' (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 09:30 PM 11:00 PM AGM OF NORTH KILDARE CDC Thursday, October 12 09:00 AM 09:45 AM MIN. M MARTIN & OFFICIALS 09:45 AM 10:00 AM DERRY HUSSEY 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 02:15 PM 02:30 PM APPOINTMENTS MEETING 03:00 PM 03:30 PM SECRETARY GENERAL, T CONSIDINE, B McMANUS & C CONNOLLY Friday, October 13 OPENING OF BARLO PACKAGING LTD'S NEW PREMISES VENUE: NEWBRIDGE BUSINESS PARK, GREEN ROAD (Script) 03:00 PM 03:30 PM MTG OPW & JUSTICE OFFICIALS 04:30 PM 04:30 PM (FOR 4.45) PRESENTATION TO MICHAEL TUTTY Saturday, October 14 Sunday, October 15 12:00 PM 01:00 PM ANNUAL WOLFE TONE COMMEMORATION VENUE: BODENSTOWN (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Monday, October 16 08:45 AM 09:00 AM PHOTOCALL TO LAUNCH GRANITE .IE VENUE: EYRE POWELL HOTEL, NEWBRIDGE 10:30 AM 11:30 AM TAOISEACH, TANAISTE & OFFICIALS 01:00 PM 03:00 PM DEPART DUBLIN AIRPORT / ARRIVE LUXEMBOURG (Accommodation: Hotel Sofitel) 05:00 PM 05:00 PM EURO 11 MEETING Tuesday, October 17 ECOFIN 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL - (NTMA (AMENDMENT) BILL 2000 SECOND STAGE (RESUMED) (TAKEN BY MIN M CULLEN) - PAIRED ALL DAY 05:00 PM 05:00 PM CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON SOCIAL INCLUSION (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) AGM OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF NORTH KILDARE NATIONAL SCHOOL PROJECT VENUE: SETANTA HSE HOTEL, CELBRIDGE (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Wednesday, October 18 07:45 AM 10:30 AM (FOR 08:00) GOVERNMENT MEETING 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL 10:45 AM 11:15 AM OFFICIALS 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 01:30 PM 02:45 PM ADDRESSING IBEC NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL VENUE: BERKELEY COURT HOTEL (Script) 03:30 PM 04:00 PM APPOINTMENTS MEETING 04:30 PM 05:00 PM STEPHEN BREWER OF EIRCELL 05:00 PM 05:30 PM PADDY NOLAN 05:30 PM 06:00 PM MICHAEL BUCKLEY Thursday, October 19 07:45 AM 09:00 AM ADDRESSING SALES INSTITUTE OF IRELAND BREAKFAST Venue: WESTBURY HOTEL, ....Speech required...... 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 11:30 AM 12:00 PM BOB CURRAN & AINE STAPLETON 12:00 PM 12:30 PM LEGISLATION COMMITTEE VENUE: MIN OF STATE, S BRENNAN'S OFFICE, GOVT BUILDINGS 07:45 PM 07:45 PM DUBLIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL DINNER Venue: BURLINGTON HOTEL,....Speech required ..........(Black Tie) 09:00 PM 11:00 PM NAAS FF CUMANN ANNUAL RACE NIGHT VENUE: TOWN HOUSE HOTEL, NAAS (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Friday, October 20 10:00 AM 10:30 AM ADDRESS 1ST MEETING OF NDP MONITORING COMMITTEE VENUE: HODSON BAY HOTEL, ATHLONE (Script) Saturday, October 21 03:00 PM 04:00 PM OPEN EXTENSION TO SALMON LEAP CANOE CLUB VENUE: LEIXLIP (Script) Sunday, October 22 Monday, October 23 CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS IN NAAS 04:30 PM 05:30 PM VISIT NAAS CHILD & FAMILY PROJECT VENUE: 1 NEW ROW, NEWBRIDGE ROAD, NAAS (Script) 09:00 PM 09:00 PM KILDARE SOUTH CONVENTION VENUE: AT HGARVAN INN, ATHGARVAN Tuesday, October 24 09:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 09:30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 01:00 PM 01:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 02:30 PM 03:00 PM SENATOR M COX Wednesday, October 25 08:30 AM 09:00 AM ADDRESS INTERNATIONAL CASH & TREASURY MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE VENUE: RDS (Script) 09:30 AM 10:00 AM SECRETARY GENERAL & T CONSIDINE 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 01:45 PM 02:30 PM LUNCH WITH JIM O'LEARY 04:30 PM 05:00 PM PRESENT INPUT AWARDS Thursday, October 26 08:45 AM 09:30 AM MANAGEMENT MEETING 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 02:30 PM 03:50 PM ORAL PQS 03:50 PM 04:45 PM STATEMENTS ON NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - DAIL Friday, October 27 09:00 AM 09:30 AM DAITHI O’CEALLAIGH 09:30 AM 10:00 AM GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK 10:00 AM 10:15 AM APPOINTMENTS MEETING 10:30 AM 11:00 AM LADBROKES 11:30 AM 11:45 AM PHOTOCALL IN ADVANCE OF INSTITUTE OF BANKERS DINNER 12:30 PM 02:00 PM SPEAKING AT A FUNCTION FOR NATIONAL CZECH DAY Venue: CONRAD HOTEL, EARLSFORT TERRACE Speech required.... 07:30 PM 11:30 PM ADDRESS DERRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Venue: EVERGLADES HOTEL, DERRY....Speech required ........... (Black Tie) Saturday, October 28 03:00 PM 04:00 PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE NATIONAL YOUTH PARLIAMENT'S CONFERENCE Venue: REGENCY HOTEL, SWORDS ROAD ....Speech required Sunday, October 29 03:00 PM 03:00 PM FRIENDS OF KARE 21ST ANNUAL CHARITY POKER TOURNAMENT VENUE: WOODLANDS PARK RACE COURSE (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Monday, October 30 BANK HOLIDAY 09:00 PM 10:00 PM ADDRESSING NEWBRIDGE FF CUMANN & KILDARE OGRA VENUE: EYRE POWELL HOTEL, NEWBRIDGE (Script) Wednesday, November 1 10:15AM 01:00PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 01:15 PM 01:45 PM OFFICIALS 03:00 PM 03:30 PM APPOINTMENTS MEETING 09:00 PM 11:00 PM GUEST SPEAKER AT THE PORTUGUESE - IRISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL DINNER Venue: WESTBURY HOTEL,....Speech required........... (Black Tie) Thursday, November 2 08:00 AM 09:30 AM TAOISEACH'S BREAKFAST 09:30 AM 10:00 AM SECRETARY GENERAL & D McNALLY 10:30 AM 11:00 AM INTERVIEW WITH SHANE COLEMAN 11:15 AM 11:45 AM INTERVIEW WITH AEBHRIC McGIBNEY 11:45 AM 12:30 PM INTERVIEW WITH GLOBAL TRIBUNE 01:00 PM 02:30 PM LUNCH WITH IRISH BANKERS' FEDERATION VENUE: HERITAGE HOUSE, ST STEPHENS GREEN 07:00 PM 11:00 PM (FOR 7.30PM) PRINCIPAL GUEST AT THE INSTITUTE OF BANKERS DINNER VENUE. BURLINGTON HOTEL (Script / Black Tie) 09:00 AM 09:00 AM TANAISTE 09:00 PM 11:00 PM PRESENTING OVERALL PRIZE TO THE KILDARE PERSON OF THE YEAR VENUE: KEADEEN HOTEL, (Script) (Black Tie) Saturday, November 4 Sunday, November 5 Monday, November 6 04:55 PM 07:30 PM DEPART DUBLIN AIRPORT - El 636 / ARRIVE BRUSSELS 08:00 PM 08:00 PM EURO 11 MEETING Tuesday, November 7 JOINT ECOFIN/SOC. AFF 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL - PAIRED ALL DAY 04:00 PM 04:30 PM DEPART BRUSSELS / ARRIVE BALDONNEL 05:30 PM 07:00 PM CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 08:00 PM 09:00 PM NAAS NO-NAME-CLUB ANNUAL AWARDS NIGHT VENUE: KILDARE CO COUNCIL OFFICES (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Wednesday, November 8 BREAKFAST WITH BRIAN DUFFY & CLIVE BROWNLEE VENUE: GUINNESS IRELAND, ST JAMES’S GATE 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL 11:00AM 11:30AM MIN. DERMOT AHERN 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 01:00 PM 01:30 PM APPOINTMENTS MEETING 02:30 PM 03:00 PM SENATOR W FARRELL 04:00 PM 04:00 PM CABINET SUB COMMITTEE MEETING ON EU AFFAIRS VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS 06:00 PM 08:00 PM COMMITTEE STAGE OF PENSIONS BILL VENUE: ROOM G2, KILDARE HOUSE 08:30 PM 10:00 PM NAAS CUMANN MEETING VENUE: TOWN HOUSE HOTEL (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Thursday, November 9 09:00 AM 10:00 AM PRE-BUDGET MTG - IBEC 10:15 AM 10:45 AM PRE-BUDGET MTG - SOCIETY OF THE IRISH MOTOR INDUSTRY 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL - (ICC BILL - TAKEN BY MIN. OF STATE, M. CULLEN) 11:00 AM 12:00 PM PRE-BUDGET MTG - ICTU 12:15 PM 12:45 PM PRE-BUDGET MTG -IFA 01:00 PM 01:30 PM PRE-BUDGET MTG - SMALL FIRMS ASSOCIATION OPENING MILLENNIUM BUSINESS PARK VENUE: NAAS (Script) 06:30 PM 06:30 PM 07:30 PM 11:30 PM ATTENDING EXHIBITION OF IRISH CRAFTS VENUE: WHICHCRAFT GALLERY, COW'S LANE, TEMPLE BAR NATIONAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ANNUAL PRESIDENT’S DINNER VENUE: NATIONAL WRITERS MUSEUM, PARNELL SQUARE (Script) Friday, November 10 09:30 AM 10:00 AM PRE-BUDGET MTG - ICMSA 10:15 AM 10:45 AM PRE-BUDGET MTG - DRINKS INDUSTRY 11:00 AM 11:30 AM PRE-BUDGET MTG-CIF 11:45 AM 12:15 PM PRE-BUDGET MTG - ITMAC 12:30 PM 01:30 PM PRE-BUDGET MTG - THE CONSULTATIVE CTTEE OF ACCOUNTANCY BODIES-IRELAND 02:30 PM 03:00 PM PRE-BUDGET MTG - COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY PILLAR 03:15 PM 03:45 PM PRE-BUDGET MTG - IRISH SENIOR CITIZEN'S PARLIAMENT 04:00 PM 04:30 PM PRE-BUDGET MTG - HOTELS FEDERATION 04:45 PM 05:15 PM PRE-BUDGET MTG - IRISH HOME BUILDERS 05:30 PM 06:00 PM PRE-BUDGET MTG - IMPACT 06:15 PM 06:45 PM PRE-BUDGET MTG - IRISH LPG ASSOCIATION 08:30 PM 08:30 PM KILL GAA AWARDS NIGHT, DINNER DANCE VENUE: CLUB HOUSE 09:30 PM 09:30 PM NEWTOWN ETC. SENIOR CITIZENS RACE NIGHT VENUE: CONNOLLY'S, BALLAGH (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 08:00 AM 08:30 AM PRE-BUDGET MTG - ISME 08:30 AM 09:00 AM PRE-BUDGET MTG - IRISH EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION 09:15 AM 09:45 AM PRE-BUDGET MTG - CHILDCARE 2000 CAMPAIGN 09:45 AM 10:15 AM PRE-BUDGET MTG - ASH IRELAND 10:15 AM 10:45 AM PRE-BUDGET MTG - IRISH MINING & EXPLORATION GROUP Sunday, November 12 Monday, November 13 10:30 AM 10:45 AM PHOTOCALL FOR EAMON TRAVERS VENUE: COURT HOTEL, NAAS 11:00 AM 12:00 PM OPENING DOMINO'S PIZZA PLANT VENUE: TOGHER'S INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, NEWHALL, NAAS (Script) Tuesday, November 14 08:00 AM 09:00 AM TAOISEACH & TANAISTE 08:30 AM 08:30 AM CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE ON ETHICS IN PUBLIC LIFE VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 03:00 PM MTG MIN. J WALSH 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 03:00 PM 03:30 PM MTG BARRY MALONEY OF ESAT 03:30 PM 04:00 PM MTG GERHARD BRUCKERMANN, CHAIRMAN OF DEPFA-BANK EUROPE 04:00 PM 04:30 PM PETER McDONAGH 05:15 PM 05:30 PM MTG MR BILL HARVEY 05:30 PM 06:00 PM A DUNNING &J HIGGINS 06:00 PM 06:30 PM PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE PENSION REPORT BY PROF. D McALEESE Wednesday, November 15 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL - PAIRED ALL DAY 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 02:30 PM 03:00 PM VISITING THE OFFICES OF OMAGH DISTRICT COUNCIL 07:15 PM 08:45 PM NORTH I SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL MTG VENUE: SILVER BIRCHES HOTEL, OMAGH 07:15 PM 07:15 PM MAYNOOTH FF CUMANN MEMBERS VISIT TO THE DAIL (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Thursday, November 16 08:00 AM 08:30 AM LAUNCH www. ewine.ie VENUE: MERRION HOTEL 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 04:00 PM 04:30 PM INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE LEE 05:30 PM 06:00 PM PHONE INTERVIEW WITH EAMON DUNPHY TODAY FM 07:30 PM 08:30 PM CLANE DEVELOPMENT PLAN PUBLIC MEETING VENUE: THE ABBEY (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 08:00 PM 09:00 PM OPENING AN ART EXHIBITION FOR NAAS ARTS GROUP VENUE: LIBRARY, NAAS Friday, November 17 08:30 AM 10:45 AM TOM CONSIDINE, JOE McGOVERN, COLM GALLAGHER & FINBARR KELLY VENUE: MINISTER'S OFFICE 11:00 AM 11:30 AM MTG FINBARR GOLDEN & HARRY LORTON OF TSB VENUE: MINISTERS OFFICE 11:45 AM 12:15 PM APPOINTMENTS MEETING 07:30 PM 07:30 PM (FOR 8,00PM) PRESENT SOFTWARE INDUSTRY AWARDS Venue: MANSION HOUSE, ....Speech required......... (Black Tie) 08:30 PM 08:30 PM ANNA LIFFEY ARTISTS EXHIBITION VENUE: LEIXLIP HOUSE HOTEL (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Saturday, November 18 09:45 AM 12:00 PM (FOR 10.00) GOVERNMENT MEETING - BUDGET Sunday, November 19 Monday, November 20 02:00 PM 03:30 PM MEETING WITH CONGRESS VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM 09:00 PM 10:00 PM CLANE CUMANN MEETING VENUE: MANZOR'S PUB (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Tuesday, November 21 08:00 AM 09:00 AM MTG TAOISEACH & TANAISTE 09:45 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.00) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 04:15 PM 04:15 PM 0 .0 .B. - SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE - REPORT & FINAL STAGE OF THE NATIONAL PENSIONS RESERVE FUND BILL Wednesday, November 22 08:45 AM 09:30 AM MTG TAOISEACH 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 02:30 PM 03:00 PM BOB CURRAN 04:00 PM 04:00 PM CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON SOCIAL INCLUSION 07:30 PM 08:30 PM KILL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PUBLIC MEETING VENUE: AMBASSADOR HOTEL (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Thursday, November 23 08:00 AM 09:00 AM BREAKFAST WITH DR SOMERS 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 11:00AM 12:45PM SEANAD - SECOND STAGE OF THE NATIONAL PENSIONS RESERVE FUND BILL Friday, November 24 08:30 AM 08:30 AM CONN HAUGH 09:30 AM 09:30 AM PETER McDONAGH 08:00 PM 08:00 PM BLACK & WHITE BALL VENUE: SETANTA HOUSE HOTEL, CELBRIDGE 09:00 PM 09:00 PM RACE NIGHT VENUE: KEADEEN HOTEL {FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Saturday, November 25 09:30 AM 09:30 AM OFFICIALS Sunday, November 26 02:30 PM 05:00 PM DEPART CASEMENT / ARRIVE BRUSSELS (Accommodation Europa Hotel) 05:30 PM 05:30 PM EURO 11 MEETING 08:00 PM 08:00 PM ECOFIN Monday, November 27 10:00 AM 10:00 AM ECOFIN 10:15 AM 01:30 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:15 PM 02:45 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 08:30 PM DAIL 03:00 PM 03:30 PM MTG MIN D AHERN 03:45 PM 04:15 PM MTG - MIN. N TREACY TD & REPRESENTATIVES OF THE E-WORK ACTION FORUM 04:15 PM 07:00 PM O.O.B. - ICC BANK BILL 2000 - ORDER FOR REPORT, REPORT & FINAL STAGE (TAKEN BY MIN OF STATE, M CULLEN TD) Wednesday, November 29 08:00 AM 10:00 AM BREAKFAST: TAOISEACH 10:30 AM 08:30 PM DAIL 11:00 AM 11:00 AM SEANAD - CTTEE & FINAL STAGE OF THE NATIONAL PENSIONS RESERVE FUND BILL (TAKEN BY MIN. N TREACY TD) 11:30 AM 12:30 PM PP 02:45 PM 03:15 PM APPOINTMENTS MEETING Thursday, November 30 09:30 AM 10:00 AM PHONE INTERVIEW 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL 11:00 AM 11:30 AM INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE LEE VENUE: MINISTER'S OFFICE 02:30 PM 03:50 PM ORAL PQS 08:00 PM 08:00 PM CAIRDE FAIL - ANNUAL DINNER VENUE: CITYWEST Friday, December 1 08:50 AM 09:30 AM OPEN DAVY'S CONFERENCE ON EMU VENUE: CONRAD HOTEL Saturday, December 2 Sunday, December 3 Monday, December 4 05:00 PM 05:30 PM MIN OF STATE, B MOLLOY Tuesday, December 5 08:30 AM 08:30 AM FINBARR GOLDEN & HARRY LORTON 10:15 AM 01:00 PM (FOR 10.30) GOVERNMENT MEETING 02:00 PM 02:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:30 PM 11:30 PM DAIL - (NTMA (AMENDMENT) BILL 2000, ORDER FOR REPORT, REPORT & FINAL STAGES - (TAKEN BY MIN. OF STATE M CULLEN) 06:00 PM 07:00 PM CABINET SUB COMMITTEE MEETING ON EU AFFAIRS VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS (FOR INFORMATION ONLY} Wednesday, December 6 BUDGET DAY 07:45 AM 07:45 AM (FOR 8.00AM) GOVERNMENT MEETING 10:30 AM 11:59 PM DAIL 11:30 AM 11:30 AM PP Thursday, December 7 07:45 AM 09:00 AM BUDGET BREAKFAST VENUE: SHELBOURNE HOTEL 09:45 AM 11:00 AM PAT KENNY SHOW VENUE: RTE, DONNYBROOK 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAI L- PAIRED ALL DAY 08:30 PM 08:30 PM KILDARE NORTH CDC MTG VENUE: GLENROYAL HOTEL (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) Friday, December 8 Saturday, December 9 CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS IN NAAS 04:30 PM 05:15 PM OPENING THE CARERS ASSOC. CENTRE VENUE: NEWBRIDGE ROAD, NAAS (Script) 06:30 PM 06:30 PM TURNING ON MAYNOOTH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS Tuesday, December 12 09:00 AM 09:30 AM IRISH PERMANENT 02:30 PM 10:00 PM DAIL 07:30 PM 07:30 PM PHOTOCALL FOR SEN. A ORMONDE Wednesday, December 13 07:45 AM 10:30 AM (FOR 8.00) GOVERNMENT MEETING 09:30 AM 09:30 AM CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON SOCIAL INCLUSION VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS 10:30 AM 10:00 PM DAIL - APPROPRIATION BILL 2000 ALL STAGES (WITHOUT DEBATE) 11:30 AM 01:00 PM PP 03:30 PM 03:45 PM SEANAD - NTMA BILL (TAKEN BY MIN OF STATE, E RYAN) 05:00 PM 05:15 PM DERRY HUSSEY 05:15 PM 05:30 PM PHOTOCALL WITH THE IRISH TIMES 05:30 PM 05:30 PM C & A RECEPTION VENUE; CAFETERIA, SOUTH BLOCK 05:30 PM 07:00 PM EURO CHANGEOVER BOARD'S CHRISTMAS DRINKS VENUE: CONFERENCE ROOM (SOUTH BLOCK) 05:30 PM 05:45 PM JOE COLGAN 06:00 PM 06:30 PM SENATOR M COX & JOHN DENNEHY 06:30 PM 06:30 PM TIR NA MONA VISITING LH (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 07:00 PM 07:00 PM TAOISEACH Thursday, December 14 SEANAD - APPROPRIATION BILL 2000 (TO BE TAKEN BY MIN OF STATE, M HANAFIN) 09:00 AM 10:15 AM CABINET COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT & PPP VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS 09:00 AM 10:00 AM BREAKFAST WITH PADRAIC O'CONNOR & COLM DARLING VENUE: MERRION HOTEL 10:30 AM 10:00 PM DAIL - MOTION RE: SALES OF ICC 02:00 PM 02:30 PM MIN OF STATE B MOLLOY 02:30 PM 03:00 PM MICHAEL QUINN & PHIL FLYNN 03:00 PM 03:00 PM PP MTG RE: LOCAL GOVT BILL, 2000 & THE DAIL REFORM 04:00 PM 04:00 PM PATIENTS PARTY VENUE: HAZEL HALL (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 04:30 PM 05:00 PM MTG MICHAEL FLYNN VENUE: MINISTER'S OFFICE 08:00 AM 08:45 AM MANAGEMENT MEETING 08:45 AM 09:00 AM APPOINTMENTS MTG 09:00 AM 10:00 AM E-GOVERNMENT PRESENTATION 10:00 AM 10:30 AM MTG WITH THE PIONEER INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT LTD 10:30 AM 04:45 PM DAIL - RECESS 11:00 AM 11:15AM DERMOT RYAN 12:00 PM BILATERAL MTG WITH TAOISEACH VENUE: SYCAMORE ROOM 01:30 PM Saturday, December 16 01:00 PM 04:30 PM OPEN NEW DRESSING ROOMS FOR NAAS RUGBY CLUB (Script) Sunday, December 17 Monday, December 18 Tuesday, December 19 02:45 PM 02:45 PM (FOR 3.00PM) GOVERNMENT MEETING 04:00 PM 04:00 PM DEPT CHRISTMAS DRINKS 05:00 PM 05:00 PM CHRISTMAS DRINKS VENUE: THE HON. MR JUSTICE PAUL CARNEY'S CHAMBER 12:45 PM 01:30 PM OFFICIALS 02:00 PM 02:15 PM BRIAN HILLERY 02:30 PM 02:45 PM KEVIN NORTON 03:15 PM 03:45 PM TRUSTEES OF OIR. PENSION CTTEE 03:45 PM 04:00 PM MTG CAROLINE GILL, INSURANCE OMBUDSMAN 04:00 PM 04:30 PM MTG PAUDGE MCMENAMIN 04:30 PM 05:00 PM INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS GLENNON 05:00 PM 05:15 PM PHOTOCALL - PARALLEL INTERNET Thursday, December 21 11:00 AM 11:00 AM MTG UNA CLAFFEY 01:00 PM 02:30 PM LUNCH VENUE: NATIONAL CONCERT HALL 07:30 PM 07:30 PM OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY VENUE: STILLORGAN PARK HOTEL 09:00 PM 09:00 PM KILDARE NORTH CUMANNS' DRINKS RECEPTION VENUE: GLEN ROYAL HOTEL (FOR INFORMATION Friday, December 22 Saturday, December 23 Tuesday, December 26 Wednesday, December 27 Thursday, December 28 Friday, December 29 Saturday, December 30 Minister's _Diary __31-Dec-00 - 31-DeE-o?u' Sunday, December 31