2004

Thursday, January 1

1 1 : 0 0 A M 11:00 A M
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Attend World Day of Prayer for Peace 2 0 0 4 Mass
Venue: Sacred Heart, Donnybrook, Dublin 4

0 1 : 0 5 PM 0 1 : 5 0 PM EU Flag Hoisting Ceremony

Venue: Dublin Castle
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Friday, January 2

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Saturday, January 3

KEEP FREE (apart from entries below)

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Pre-record BBC Frost programme flMHHHiM Venue :

Govt. Bldgs.

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Pre-record 'This Week' Venue : RTE

(RTE Studio available from 2 . 3 0 p.m. if required)

Sunday, January 4 A

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For information: Dublin Blue Stars V Dublin Senior Football Team
Venue: CLG Naomh Mearnog (starts at 2 . 0 0 p.m.)
Monday, January 5

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Meeting of the IGC Group Venue : Meeting Room

 0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Government meeting (followed by dinner in the Sycamore Room)
Venue : Government Buildings

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Tuesday, January 6

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0 9 : 2 5 - A M 0 4 : 0 0 PM§ Meeting Government and European Commission (incl.
^plenary meeting, bilaterals, lunch and press conference) Venue
Dublin Castle

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Government Meeting Venue : Dublin Castle followed by piece for

6.1 n e w s .

Wednesday, January 7

11:15AM 11:20 A M Photo for FAS Opportunities Week,

Croke Park

1 2 : 3 0 PM 12:30 PM Phone call w i t h the Polish Prime Minister (outgoing) ( 1 . 3 0 Polish

time)

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Phone call w i t h the German Chancellor (outgoing) (2.3C£German

time)

0 3 : 1 0 PM 0 3 : 1 0 PM Phone call w i t h the French President (outgoing) (4.10 French time)

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Phone call w i t h the Spanish Prime Minister (outgoing) ( 5 . 0 0

Spanish time)

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM Drop in from Con Murphy

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 2 0 PM Open Esat BT Young Scientists Exhibition 2 0 0 4

Venue: RDS
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0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Meet w i t h group of 5 0 Brussels Based Journalists
Venue: Press Centre
 0 7 : 1 5 PM 0 7 : 1 5 PM Phone call to new Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin (outgoing)

Thursday, January 8

09:20 A M 09:35 AM Meeting w i t h Maurice Hayes Venue : Dublin Castle

09:40 A M 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h Javier Solano Venue : Dublin Castle

10:00 A M 10:30 A M Brief attendance at Forum on Europe (Taoiseach staying for Javier
Solano contribution only) Venue : Dublin Castle

11:15 A M 1 2 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h David Forde, Alliance Party Venue : Meeting Room

1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Interview w i t h German TV station ZDF Venue : Room 2 4 3

0 1 : 1 5 PM 0 1 : 1 5 PM Interview w i t h CNN Europe Venue : Taoiseach's office

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM John Hume

0 1 : 4 0 PM 0 1 : 4 0 PM Photocall to launch Dublin Bus's EU Presidency Buses

Venue: Outside gates of Government Buildings

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Keep free

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM EU Briefing IMichael Collins, Eoin O'Leary and Joe Lennon] Venue

Taoiseach's office

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h the Prime Minister of Belgium Venue: Government

Buildings

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h a delegation from the Socialist Group in the European

Parliament (large group, includes John Hume and Proinsias de
Rossa) Venue : Room 3 0 8

0 8 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 3 0 PM Launch T G 4 series on G A A greats Venue : St Vincents G A A Club,

Malahide Road

day, January 9
 08:30 AM 08:50 AM Meeting/Photocall w i t h Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Sha'ath
Venue: Great Southern Hotel, Dublin Airport

09:05 AM 09:05 AM Depart for Berlin

1 2 : 1 0 PM 12:10 PM Arrive Berlin (local time)

1 2 : 4 5 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Bilateral w i t h Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro (local time)

0 1 : 1 5 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Bi-lateral w i t h Prime Minister of Croatia (local time)

0 1 : 1 5 PM 0 1 : 2 5 PM Bilateral w i t h Prime Minister of Romania (local time)

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Bertelsmann Forum (local time)

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Press briefing (local time)

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Depart Berlin (Local time)

Saturday, January 10

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Sunday, January 11 *
Monday, January 12

12:15 PM 12:15 PM Phone call w i t h Dutch Prime Minister (outgoing - no translator)

(1.15 Dutch time)

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Phone call w i t h the Austrian Chancellor (outgoing - no translator)

( 4 . 0 0 p m Austrian time)

esday, January 13
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09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h T^naiste
Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 A M 1 0 : 0 0 A M Government Meeting Venue : Farmleigh

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Photocall w i t h IPA presenting Taoiseach w i t h an embossed copy of

the IPA Yearbook & Diary
Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 1 0 PM Meeting w i t h delegation from European Trade Union Confederation.

Min Fahey to attend
Venue: Sycamore Room

0 3 : 1 0 PM 0 3 : 1 0 PM Phone call w i t h the Danish Prime Minister (outgoing - no translator)

( 4 . 1 0 Danish time)

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Strasbourg

0 7 : 1 0 PM 0 7 : 1 0 PM Arrive Strasbourg (local time)

0 8 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 3 0 PM Dinner w i t h Irish MEPs Venue : Hilton Hotel, Strasbourg (local time)

Wednesday, January 14

0 8 : 3 0 A M 0 2 : 0 0 PM Visit to the European Parliament (incl. address, debate, press

conference, lunch and meeting w i t h UEN) Venue: Strasbourg, flight
1 hr 55mins

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Depart Strasbourg (local time)

0 4 : 2 5 PM 0 4 : 2 5 PM Arrive Dublin
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0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Phone call w i t h the Portugese Prime Minister (outgoing - no

translator) (no time diff.)
 0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Phone call w i t h the Luxembourg Prime Minister (outgoing - no
translator) ( 6 . 3 0 Luxembourg time)

0 8 : 0 0 PM 1 0 : 0 0 PM t ^ / ^ / K k ^

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Monday, January 19

10:15 A M 10:15 A M Depart Dublin

1 1 : 1 5 A M 11:15 A M Arrive Northolt

1 2 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h PM Blair

0 2 : 1 5 PM 0 2 : 1 5 PM Depart Northolt

0 3 : 1 5 PM 0 3 : 1 5 PM Arrive Dublin

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM Courtesy call from the German Foreign Minister, Joska Fischer

0 5 : 4 5 PM 0 5 : 4 5 PM Meeting of the IGC Group Venue : Meeting Room

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Presidents Dinner for Government

Venue: Aras an Uachtarain
Tuesday, January 20

0 9 : 0 0 A M 1 2 : 0 0 PM Keep free

1 2 : 1 5 PM 12:15 PM Phone call w i t h the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (outgoing)
(interpreter in attendance) ( 1 . 1 5 Czech time)

12:45 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Address meeting of EU Heads of Mission (followed by informal

discussion) Venue : Room 3 0 8 , Government Buildings

0 1 : 4 5 PM 0 2 : 1 5 PM Philip Kelly re White Paper launch

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 5 0 PM Dail Statement on Ireland's EU Presidency (20 mins max) - Minister

Roche dealing w i t h the rest of the debate

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Launch of White Paper on Regulation Venue : Italian Room,

Government Buildings (followed by interview w i t h George Lee)

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Launch White Paper on Regulation Venue : Government Buildings

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Photograph w i t h Stevie (9) and Cianey (8) Murphy

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM Photocall for a presentation of the book "Voices & Poetry of

Ireland-
Venue: Govt. Bldgs.

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Photo and short meeting w i t h Miss World, Rosanna Davidson and

parents Venue : Taoiseach's Office

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 4 5 PM Mary Doyle

Wednesday, January 21
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 Dail Sitting (Taoiseach not involved)

09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h TSnaiste

Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 A M 10:00 AM Government Meeting Venue : Farmleigh

0 1 : 4 5 PM 0 2 : 1 5 PM Address meeting of the IBEC Executive Council Venue : Lr Baggot

Street

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPP's

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Host a reception to mark the end of the European Year of People

w i t h Disabilities (Reception 6 . 0 0 - 8.00) Venue: RHK

Thursday. January 2 2

Dail Sitting (Taoiseach not involved)

09:00 AM 09:30 AM Open IPA Seminar & accept a first copy of the M.Sc. Thesis on the
Management of Cross Cutting Issues
Venue: Lansdowne Road

10:00 AM 10:45 A M Meeting w i t h a delegation from UNICE Venue : Meeting Room

11:00 A M 1 2 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h the Swedish Prime Minister Venue : Government

Buildings

1 2 : 4 0 PM 12:55 PM Courtesy call by Australian Foreign Minister Venue : Taoiseach's

Office

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 3 5 PM Meeting w i t h the European Jewish Congress Venue : Sycamore

Room
 0 1 : 4 5 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Phone call to the Prime Minister of Cyprus (3.45 Cypriot time) (no
translator required)

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Phone call to the Prime Minister of Finland (4.00 Finnish time) (no
translator required)

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Phone call to the Prime Minister of Hungary ( 3 . 3 0 Hungarian time)

(translation needed)

0 2 : 4 5 PM 0 2 : 4 5 PM Phone call to the Prime Minister of Malta (3.45 Maltese time) (no
translator required)

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Phone call to the Prime Minister of Slovakia ( 4 . 3 0 Slovakian time)

(no translator required)

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Phone call to the Prime Minister of Slovenia ( 4 . 4 5 Slovenian time)

(no translator required)

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM Interview w i t h Polish newspaper Venue : Taoiseach's Office

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 4 5 PM Keep free - possible early attendance at Holiday World

0 5 : 5 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Present prizes to the children w h o w o n RTE Raidio na Gaeltachta

National Art Competition
Venue: RDS

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 2 0 PM Officially open the Holiday World experience

Venue: RDS

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM National Executive Venue : Leinster House

Friday, January 2 3

0 9 : 0 0 A M 0 1 : 0 0 PM Keep free
 0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Drop in to Minister of State Ivor Callely's Annual Lunch
Venue: Members' Restaurant, Leinster House

Saturday, January 2 4
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Address to World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, Flight 2
hrs

11:30 AM 11:30 AM Depart Dublin Airport

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Arrive Zurich and transfer to Davos

0 3 : 1 0 PM 0 3 : 1 0 PM Arrive Davos. (Lunch arranged)

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Ms Carly Fiorina, CEO & C'person, Hewlett Packard

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Address to World Economic Forum

0 8 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 3 0 PM Arrive Dublin (time approx)

0 8 : 4 5 PM 0 8 : 4 5 PM Drop into Dublin Ladies Gaelic Football Association's Awards Night

Venue: Great Southern Hotel, Dublin Airport (timing approx.)

Sunday, January 2 5

12:45 PM 12:45 PM Guest of Honour at AIG Europe Irish Champion Hurdle

Venue: Leopardstown Racecourse

M o n d a y , January 2 6

Visit to Madrid to meet Pime Minister Aznar

10:30 A M 10:30 A M Depart Dublin

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0 1 : 4 5 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Arrive Madrid (local time)
 0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Meet w i t h PM Aznar (local time)

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM Depart Madrid (local time)

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Arrive Dublin

Tuesday, January 27

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 p.m. - 8 . 3 0 p.m.)

09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste

Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 A M 1 0 : 0 0 A M Government Meeting Venue : Farmleigh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leader Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business (preceded by statement's of expression of

sympathy - Pat Joe Reynolds)

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM A t t e n d book launch Venue: Merrion Hotel

 0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Address the Trinity College Historical Society on the Future of
Europe
Venue: Trinity College

Wednesday, January 2 8

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 a.m. - 8 . 3 0 p.m.)

09:00 AM 10:30 AM DSil Preparation

10:30 A M 10:51AM Leaders Questions

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

11:36 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM Phone call to Bulgarian Prime Minister ( 6 . 4 5 p m local time) (no

translator required)

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Photograph w i t h Mary Barrett, Recipient Kit Kat Tailteann Merit

A w a r d (ref Bill Hyland) Venue: Meeting Room

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 4 5 PM Demonstration for the Taoiseach of eCabinet equipment Venue

Council Chamber
Thursday, January 2 9

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

09:00 AM 09:00 AM Phone call to the Prime Minister of Lithuania ( 1 1 . 0 0 Lithuanian

time) (no translator required)

09:30 AM 09:30 AM Phone call to Greek Prime Minister Simitis ( 1 1 . 3 0 Greek Time) (no
translator required)

10:00 A M 1 0 : 0 0 A M Phone call to the Prime Minister of Latvia ( 1 2 . 0 0 Latvian time) (no
translator required)

1 0 : 3 0 A M 1 2 : 0 0 PM Inward visit by Polish Prime Minister

Venue: Govt. Bldgs.

1 2 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Address the Seanad on the EU Presidency and Northern Ireland [ 2 0

min speech and 4 0 min of contributions by Senators] Venue :
Seanad Chamber

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Launch the Allianz National Football League

Venue: Burlington House, Burlington Road, Dublin 4

0 2 : 5 0 PM 0 2 : 5 0 PM Depart Dublin Aiport for RAF Northolt

0 3 : 5 0 PM 0 3 : 5 0 PM Arrive RAF Northolt and transfer to Irish Embassy

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h a DUP delegation in the Irish Embassy (finish time

approx)

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Short dinner in the Irish Embassy followed by transfer by car to

RAF Northolt

0 8 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Depart RAF Northolt for Dublin Aiport

0 9 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Arrive Dublin Airport

day, January 3 0
 09:45 A M 10:15 A M Interview for The Economist Venue : Government Buildings

10:30 AM 10:30 AM Phone call to the Prime Minister of Estonia ( 1 2 . 3 0 Estonian time)
(no translator required)

11:00 AM 11:00 A M Courtesy call from the French Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Dominique de Villepin Venue : Government Buildings

11:45 AM 1 2 : 0 5 PM Meeting w i t h Mr. de Boisseau, Deputy Secretary General of the

European Council
Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM A
Phone call to Belgian PM (Verhostaff) 1003247 5 6 5 6 4 1 4 - Peter
Moores P/S]

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Private appointment Venue: St. Lukes

0 8 : 3 0 PM 0 9 : 3 0 PM Attend Association of Assistant Secretaries & Higher Grades

Annual Dinner
Venue: Shelbourne Hotel

Saturday, January 3 1

Sunday, February 1

0 7 : 2 5 PM 0 7 : 2 5 PM Citywide Family Support N e t w o r k ' s 5th Service of Commemoration

and Hope
Venue: Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sean M c D e r m o t t Street

nday, February 2
 08:30 AM 09:00 AM Meeting w i t h Sean Dorgan

09:30 AM 10:10 AM Attend Social Platform Conference "Investing in Sustainable

Development"
Venue: Dublin Castle

10:15 A M 1 0 : 3 0 A M Meeting w i t h the Foreign Minister of Cyprus Venue: Dublin Castle

11:15 A M 11:45 A M Visit Larkin Community College w i t h MOS Sile de Valera

to launch Youth Sector Project
Venue: Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Interview w i t h German Newspaper Venue : St. Lukes

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Launch Ladies Gaelic Football Association's National League

Venue: Croke Park

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Briefing w i t h the President

Venue: Aras an Uachtarain

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 1 5 PM Reception for Irish Parliamentary (Former Members) Society

Venue: Leinster House (reception taking place from 5 . 0 0 p.m. to
7 . 0 0 p.m.)

Tuesday, February 3

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste

Venue: Farmleigh
 10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government Meeting
Venue: Farmieigh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leader Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

Wednesday, February 4

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

09:00 AM 10:30 AM Dail Preparation

10:30 A M 10:51AM Leaders Question

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

11:36 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Photocall to launch the presentation of the Irish Life Saving

. ; Foundation Ireland Medal to An Garda Siochana Venue: Ceremonial
Stairs

0 2 : 4 0 PM 0 2 : 4 0 PM Greet Belfast W o m e n ' s Group Venue : Leinster House

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Courtesy call from Mr. Mitchell Reiss [US Ambassador and Michael
Collins to sit in]
Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Record t w o radio pieces to pay tribute to John Hume

 0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Restricted Cabinet Committee on European Affairs Venue: Meeting

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 4 5 PM Meeting and dinner w i t h the Portugese Prime Minister Venue •

Government Buildings

0 7 : 4 5 PM 0 7 : 4 5 PM Short interview w i t h t w o Portugese TV Stations Venue : Meeti

ng
Room

Thursday, February 5

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 4 5 PM 4
Address Dublin Chamber of Commerce AGM (option to attend part
of dinner afterwards)
Venue: Four Seasons Hotel

Friday, February 6

09:30 AM 11:30 AM Inward visit by the Prime Minister of Norway Venue: Government
Buildings

11:30 AM 11:40 AM David Cooney

1 2 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Lunch w i t h Quentin Peel, Financial Times Venue : Taoiseach's

office

0 3 : 1 5 PM 0 3 : 1 5 PM Depart Dublin Airport

 0 4 : 0 5 PM 0 4 : 0 5 PM Drop in to CSO Offices Venue : Skehard Road, Mahon

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Visit Bessborough Project Group

Venue: Blackrock

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Launch Mahon Point Project

Venue: Blackrock, Co. Cork

0 5 : 4 5 PM 0 5 : 4 5 PM Meet w i t h delegation from Cork City Council

Venue: Community Centre, Mahon

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Depart Mahon

0 9 : 3 0 PM 0 9 : 3 0 PM Depart Mitchelstown by car for Cork Airport

Saturday, February 7

Sunday, February 8

Monday, February 9

10:45 A M 10:45 A M Short walk around Annamoe Parade, Cabra w i t h Sean Carey (and
Maurice and Cyprian)

11:30 AM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Interview w i t h German Newspaper (ref Joe Lennon) Venue : St.

Lukes

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Photocall at Alliance Francaise (Ref: Breda Kelly)

Venue:The French Institute Dublin, 1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
 0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h the Palestinian Prime Minister Venue : Government
Buildings [Minister C o w e n to attend]

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 4 0 PM Mary Doyle (prov)

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 5 : 4 5 PM Meeting of the IGC Group Venue : Meeting Room

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 4 5 PM Meeting and Dinner w i t h the German Chancellor

Tuesday, February 10

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

09:30 AM 10:00 A M Meeting w i t h TanSiste

Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 AM 10:00 A M Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leader Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Statements relating to Tribunal matters ( 4 x 1 0 ; 15 Q&A)

0 5 : 3 1 PM 0 5 : 3 1 PM Order of Business

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Phone call w i t h President Chirac ( 7 . 3 0 French time) (translator

required)

Wednesday, February 11
 DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 1 1 . 3 0 P.M.

0 9 : 0 0 A M 10:30 AM DSil Preparation

10:30 A M 1 0 : 5 1 A M Leaders Question

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

1 1 : 3 6 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business

1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Mary Doyle

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Lunch w i t h Ministers Ahern, Brennan and the AG

Venue: Meeting Room

0 2 : 1 5 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Presentation by Minister Brennan on the Metro Project ITanaiste

and Min/Finance also in attendance] Venue : Meeting Room

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPP's Venue :

Sycamore Room

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Courtesy call from Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John

of Jerusalem, Rhodes & Malta Irish Association Venue: Meeting
Room

0 5 : 4 5 PM 0 5 : 4 5 PM Phone call w i t h the President of Cyprus (1 2 . 4 5 New York time)

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Phone call w i t h the Prime Minister of Turkey ( 8 . 0 0 Turkish time)

0 6 : 1 5 PM 0 7 : 1 5 PM Meeting w i t h David Begg and delegation from the Irish Congress of

Trade Unions
Venue: Sycamore Room

Thursday, February 12

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

 0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Depart Dublin for Rome

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Arrive Rome (local time)

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 2 0 PM Meeting w i t h PM Berlusconi (local time)

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Depart Rome (local time)

0 5 : 5 0 PM 0 5 : 5 0 PM Arrive Dublin

Friday, February 13

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 2 . 3 0 P.M.

09:00 AM 09:00 AM Deputy John Bruton

09:30 AM 0 9 : 3 0 AM Record piece to camera for a video on the legacy of the special
Olympics (on autocue) Venue : Meeting Room

09:45 AM 09:45 AM Record piece to camera for a video tribute to Christy Moore (on
autocue)
Venue: Meeting Room

10:00 AM 10:30 AM Interview w i t h Reuters (ref Joe Lennon) Venue : Taoiseach's office

1 1 : 0 0 A M 1 2 : 0 0 PM Gerry Ryan show Venue : RTE

1 2 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Keep free

0 8 : 0 0 PM 1 0 : 0 0 PM Guest of Honour at the The Star/Waterford Crystal GAA A w a r d s

Dinner
Venue: Croke Park

Saturday, February 14

For information only - Six Nations Rugby - France V. Ireland

nday, February 15
Monday, February 16

0 1 : 4 5 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Meet w i t h Alvaro de Soto, UN Secretary General's Special

Representative & Chief Negotiator on Cyprus

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h the President of Switzerland, Joseph Deiss Venue

Government Buildings

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 1 0 PM Eoin O'Leary

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Photocall to present W y e t h Medica w i t h the Irish Standard for

information Security (IS 1 7 7 9 9 )
Venue: Dining Room

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h the Estonian Prime Minister Venue : Government

Buildings

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Meeting of the IGC Group (Minister Cowen not attending) Venue

Meeting Room

Tuesday, February 17

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 1 0 . 0 0 P.M.

09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h T6n£iste

Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 A M 1 0 : 0 0 A M Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Phone call (outgoing) w i t h Prime Minister Blair Venue: Farmleigh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time
 0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leader Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

Wednesday, February 18

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 8 . 3 0 P.M.

09:00 A M 10:30 A M Dail Preparation

10:30 AM 1 0 : 5 1 A M Leaders Question

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

1 1 : 3 6 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business

0 2 : 1 5 PM 0 2 : 1 5 PM Telephone Interview w i t h BBC Nl Radio's Newstalk Programme

Venue : Taoiseach's Office

0 2 : 5 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Eoin O'Leary re Cabinet Committee

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 4 0 PM Tanaiste

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Launch Paudi O'Shea's Football Tournament

Venue: Burlington Hotel

0 7 : 1 5 PM 0 7 : 1 5 PM A t t e n d Ireland v. Brazil soccer friendly Venue : Lansdowne Road

(kick off 7 . 3 0 p m - Taoiseach not meeting teams)

Thursday, February 19

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 7 . 0 0 P.M.)

10:30 A M 10:30 A M Depart Dublin

1 1 : 0 0 A M 11:00 A M Arrive Derry

11:10AM 11:30 AM Meet Mark Durkan

11:40 A M 11:40 A M Depart Derry Airport by helicopter

1 2 : 0 0 PM 12:00 PM Arrive University of Ulster, Coleraine. Briefing by Tourism Ireland

on campus.

1 2 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Address to students in the Innovation Centre

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 1 5 PM Meet postgraduates followed by lunch

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Depart Coleraine (helicopter)

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Visit Omagh Bomb site and Rememberance Garden.

0 3 : 1 5 PM 0 3 : 5 5 PM Visit Omagh Council Offices & address Councillors

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Depart Omagh

0 4 : 3 5 PM 0 4 : 3 5 PM Arrive Belfast City Airport (by helicopter)

0 4 : 5 0 PM 0 4 : 5 0 PM Visit Belfast City Hall

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Visit West Belfast Partnership, A n d e r s t o w n Rd

0 6 : 1 5 PM 0 6 : 1 5 PM Depart for Belfast City Airport

0 6 : 4 5 PM 0 6 : 4 5 PM Depart Belfast City Airport

0 7 : 1 5 PM 0 7 : 1 5 PM Arrive Dublin
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Friday, February 2 0

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 3 0 P.M.)

09:00 AM 11:00 AM Keep free

11:00 AM 11:00 AM Depart Dublin by car

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 2 0 PM Courtesy call to meet the workers of Steripak Ltd.

Venue: Clara

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Officially open Respond Housing Project

Venue: Clara

0 2 : 1 5 PM 0 2 : 4 5 PM Officially open Arden V i e w Family Resource Centre

Venue: Tullamore

0 2 : 5 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM View new Tullamore General Hospital

Venue: Tullamore

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM Officially open Business Park & Health Board Executive premises

(HeBe)
Venue: Tullamore

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Depart Tullamore

0 8 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 3 0 PM A t t e n d Donie Cassidy's function to celebrate his 21 Years in the

Oireachtas
Venue: Mullingar

Saturday, February 2 1

1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Officially open Ozanam House Research Centre Computer Centre

Venue: Dublin 1

1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 4 0 PM Interview w i t h Griffith College Radio Venue : As above

Sunday, February 2 2

0 2 : 4 0 PM 0 2 : 4 0 PM Attend the Ireland v. Wales Rugby Match

Venue : Lansdowne Road (kick off 3.00pm)

Monday, February 2 3

08:45 AM 09:55 AM Launch of the EU Presidency conference on HIV / AIDS Venue :

Dublin Castle

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Chiara Lubich, Founder, Focolare Movement Venue :

St. Lukes

0 3 : 1 5 PM 0 3 : 4 0 PM Ceremony to appoint Commissioner for the Irish Language Venue :

Aras an Uachtaran

0 4 : 1 0 PM 0 4 : 1 0 PM Phone call w i t h the Hungarian Prime Minister ( 5 . 1 0 Hungarian time

- outgoing) Venue : St Lukes

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h the Prime Minister of Finland Venue: Government

Buildings

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Officially open R.N. Murphy Consulting Engineers new Premises

.. „ Venue: Portview House, Thorncastle St, Dublin 4

0 7 : 2 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Telephone interview w i t h Macedonian TV Venue : Government

Buildings

0 7 : 4 0 PM 0 7 : 5 5 PM Interview w i t h Ken Reid, UTV Venue : Meeting Room, Government

Buildings

0 8 : 1 5 PM 0 8 : 4 5 PM Launch audio verson of ' I t ' s a Long W a y from Penny Apples" by Bill
Cullen
Venue: Bank of Ireland Arts Centre

esday, February 2 4
 -A
09:30 AM 09:30 AM Government Meeting
Venue: Farmleigh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 0 PM 0 3 : 4 0 PM Phone call w i t h the Hungarian Prime Minister ( 4 . 4 0 Hungarian time

• outgoing)

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leader Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

Wednesday, February 25
Ik
Ash Wednesday

09:00 A M 10:30 AM DSil Preparation

10:30 A M 10:51AM Leaders Question

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

11:36 A M 1 1 : 3 6 A M Order of Business

12:45 PM 1 2 : 4 5 PM Dermot McCarthy

 0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h The Most Reverend Dr. John Neill, Archbishop of
Dublin
Venue: Taoiseach's Office [Dermot McCarthy available to attend]

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion Venue : Sycamore Room

0 4 : 2 0 PM 0 4 : 2 0 PM Phone call w i t h the President of Cyprus (outgoing) (6.20 Cypriot

time)

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 5 : 4 5 PM Meeting w i t h Martin McGuinness, Sinn Fein Venue : Taoiseach's

Office

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Statement at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice on Dublin

/ Monaghan bombings (15 min speech / 15 min Q&A) Venue:
Room 2, LH 2 0 0 0

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Auto-cue

Thursday, February 2 6

08:15 AM 08:45 AM Cabinet Sub Committee on Decentralisation Venue : Farmleigh

09:00 AM 10:10 A M ICANCELLED] Meeting w i t h the Prime Minister of Macedonia

Venue : Farmieigh

10:15AM 10:45 A M Courtesy call from W i m Kok Venue : Farmleigh

11:45 A M 0 2 : 0 0 PM Visit to the Botanic Gardens and HARP Project in Smithfield w i t h

European Commissioner Barnier (incl. light lunch)

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h Juan Somavia, Director General, ILO (accompanied

by t w o others - Department official to attend also)
Venue: St. Lukes

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Keep free

A
 0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h UEAPME Board (European umbrella body for SMEs)
Venue: Kildare Room, Westbury Hotel

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Fianna Fail Finance Committee Venue : Meeting Room

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM National Executive Venue : Leinster House

Friday, February 27

Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford Programme

09:45 AM 09:45 AM Phone call from Michael O'Leary (former Tanaiste) re Presidency,
St Lukes

10:00 AM 10:00 AM Depart Dublin by Car

11:30 AM 11:30 A M Meeting w i t h Carlow Chamber of Commerce

1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Photocall at McHugh O'Leary Insurance Brokers offices

Venue: No. 15 Dublin Street, Carlow

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Depart Carlow

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Kilkenny Local Election Candidates

Venue: Newpark Hotel

Photocall on w a y in w i t h O'Loughlin Gaels Hurling Team

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Photocall Three River Oil

Venue: Butler House

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Visit new Shop and Petrol Station

Venue: Esmond Road, Enniscorthy

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Possible meeting w i t h Chamber of Commerce Wexford Opera

Festival Committee
 0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Depart Wexford for Dublin

0 9 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Arrive Dublin

Saturday, February 2 8

12:00 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Officially open Skerries Rugby Football Club new Clubhouse

Venue: Skerries

0 7 : 4 5 PM 0 8 : 3 0 PM Attend Cumann Camogaiochta na nGael Function

Venue: City West Hotel

Sunday, February 2 9

M o n d a y , March 1

10:30 A M 1 0 : 3 0 A M Photocall to Launch National Tree Week

Venue: Drumcondra, Dublin 9 (park opposite St. Luke's)

12:00 PM 0 1 : 5 5 PM Meeting and Lunch w i t h the King of Jordan Venue : Government

Buildings

0 2 : 1 5 PM 0 2 : 4 5 PM Officially open the International Financial Services Institute (IFSI)

Venue: National College of Ireland, Mayor Street, IFSC, Dublin 1

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Launch a book entitled 'Ireland and the European Union" edited by

Jim Hourihane Venue : European Commission offices, Dawson
Street

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Tuesday, March 2
 -lb
09:20 A M 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste
Venue: Farmleigh

09:30 AM 09:30 AM Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

0 7 : 1 5 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Meeting and Dinner w i t h the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Venue

Government Buildings

Wednesday, March 3

09:00 AM 10:30 AM Dail Preparation

10:30 A M 10:51AM Leaders Questions

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

11:36 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business

12:30 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Greet John Hume on the occasion of his visit to the Seanad Venue
: Seanad ante-room (only if time allows)

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Meeting and Lunch w i t h the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic

Venue : Government Buildings
 0 2 : 4 0 PM 0 2 : 4 0 PM Peter Ryan

0 2 : 5 5 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Record short radio piece for the launch of Q 1 0 2 (formerly Lite FM)
Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 1 5 PM Meeting of the IGC Group Venue : Meeting Room

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Interview w i t h Slovenian TV (RTV) for documentary for 1 May (ref

Joe Lennon)

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Short Interview w i t h BBC Radio World Service (ref Joe Lennon)

Thursday, March 4

For information : Novena of Grace Venue : Gardiner Street Church

( 1 1 . 0 0 a m , 5 . 4 5 p m or 7 . 3 0 p m )

08:00 AM 08:00 AM Depart Dublin Airport

08:30 AM 08:30 AM Arrive Derry City Airport and transfer to Buncrana by car

10:20 A M 11:30 A M Deliver a lecture under auspices of the Tip O'Neill Chair Venue:
University of Ulster's Magee Campus, Derry

12:15PM 12:15PM Depart Derry City Airport

12:45 PM 1 2 : 4 5 PM Arrive Dublin Airport

0 1 : 1 5 PM 0 1 : 1 5 PM Photocall w i t h the final t w o You're A Star contestants Venue

Front of Government Buildings
Friday, March 5

Fianna Fail Ard Fheis (including official opening by the Taoiseach at

7.00pm)

Keep All Day Free

Saturday, March 6

Fianna Fail Ard Fheis (including Taoiseach's address at 8 . 3 0 p m )

For information only - Six Nations Rugby - England V. Ireland

Sunday, March 7

Fianna Fail Ard Fheis

 b 1:30 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Publication of the Centre for European Reform's "Lisbon
Scorecard" Venue : Institute of European Affairs, North Great
George's Street, Dublin 1

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Interview w i t h Croatian TV (Joe Lennon) Venue : St Lukes

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Briefing w i t h the President

Venue: Aras an Uachtarain

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Phone call w i t h Bill Gates IColm Butler in attendance] Venue : St

Lukes

Tuesday, March 9

DAIL SITTINGS ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 1 0 . 0 0 P.M.)

09:30 AM 10:00 A M Meeting w i t h TSnSiste

Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leader Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House
Wednesday, March 10

DAIL SITTINGS ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

09:00 A M 10:30 A M DSil Preparation

10:30 A M 10:51AM Leaders Questions

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

11:36 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Lunch w i t h Ministers Smith, Walsh, Ahern and Brennan, MOS

Hanafin, O'Dea and Callely
Venue: Meeting Room

0 2 : 5 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Mary Doyle re Disability Bill

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPP's Venue

Room 3 0 8

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 6 : 1 5 PM Meeting w i t h the Prime Minister of Denmark Venue : Government

Buildings

0 6 : 1 5 PM 0 7 : 1 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Asylum Seekers Venue : Room 3 0 8

Thursday, March 11

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

 08:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Ministers regarding the Disability Bill Venue : Meeting
Room

09:30 AM 10:30 A M Meeting w i t h the Omagh Support & Self Help Group (the group are
having breakfast at 9 . 0 0 in the Dining Room) Venue : Sycamore
Room

1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Press opportunity

1 2 : 1 0 PM 1 2 : 1 0 PM Photo w i t h Deputy Conor Lenihan, Mr. John Brady & Mrs. Alan
Foran, St. Judes G A A Club
Venue: Dining Room

12:15 PM 1 2 : 1 5 PM Photo for Financial Services Conference (Willie Slattery (FSI),

Aileen O'Donoghue (IBEC) and Ken O'Brien, Finance Dublin] in
Meeting Room

1 2 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 1 5 PM Meeting w i t h delegation from the European Catholic and Protestant

Bishops Conference
Venue: Sycamore Room

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Meeting (incl. lunch) w i t h Valery Giscard d'Estaing Venue :

Meeting Room

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Keep free

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 5 0 PM Short meeting w i t h Cypriot Government Emissary, Chrysos

Tomides Venue : Farmleigh

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 4 0 PM Meeting and Dinner w i t h Prime Minister Blair Venue: Farmleigh

0 8 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Officially open the Crowne Plaza Hotel

Venue: Santry, Dublin 9

Friday. March 12

08:30 AM 08:30 AM Phone call w i t h Prime Minister Balkenende (outgoing)

 0 9 : 0 0 A M 10:30 A M Meeting w i t h the Prime Minister of Slovakia Venue: Government
Buildings

1 2 : 1 5 PM 12:15 PM
1\
Phone call w i t h the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (outgoing)
Venue: St Lukes

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Depart Dublin Airport by Beechcraft

0 1 : 4 5 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Arrive Galway

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Visit Site of new Galway Clinic

Venue: Doughiska

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Officiate the turning of the sod ceremony at the Wellpark Hotel site
Venue: Galway (opposite Huntsman Hotel)

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Photocall at the DHKn Chartered Accountants

Venue: Galway Financial Services Centre, Moneenageisha Road,
Galway

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Visit new building of the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Venue: Galway

0 5 : 1 5 PM 0 5 : 1 5 PM Depart Galway

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Arrive Dublin

Saturday, March 13

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Photograph w i t h Georgina and Cecilia for UNICEF Venue St.

Lukes (or green area across the road)

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Sign Book of Condolence Venue : Spanish Embassy ( 1 7 A Merlyn

Park. Dublin 4)
 0 7 : 5 0 PM 0 8 : 2 0 PM A t t e n d 7UP Skyfest Reception
Venue: Offices of Dublin Docklands Development Authority,
Custom House, Quay, Dublin 1

Sunday, March 1 4

M o n d a y , March 15

1 1 : 0 0 A M 11:03 A M Three minutes silence to commemorate the victims of the Madrid

bombings (12 midday Spanish time) Venue : Government Buildings

1 1 : 4 5 A M 11:45 A M Phone call to Portugese PM (outgoing)

1 2 : 0 0 PM 12:15 PM View first LUAS tram to arrive at St Stephens Green terminus

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Courtesy call from Mr. Briesch, President of the European

Economic & Social Committee
Venue: St.Luke's

Tuesday, March 16

1 2 : 4 5 PM 1 2 : 4 5 PM Depart Dublin

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Arrive Washington (Local time) Flight 8hrs 1 5 mins

Wednesday, March 17

St Patricks Day - BANK HOLIDAY

Visit to the USA

Thursday, March 18

Visit to Canada

08:45 AM 08:45 AM Depart Washington (local time)

 10:15AM 10:15AM Arrive O t t a w a

Friday, March 19

09:15 A M 09:15 AM Depart O t t a w a (local time) Flight 6hrs 10mins

0 8 : 2 5 PM 0 8 : 2 5 PM Arrive Dublin

Saturday, March 20

Keep free

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Attend the Ireland v. Italy Rugby Match

Venue : Lansdowne Road

Sunday, March 21

Keep free

Monday. March 2 2

08:30 A M 08:30 AM Phone call w i t h W i m Kok 100316 2 0 4 15164) (tbc)

09:40 AM 09:40 AM Depart Dublin Airport for Paris

12:15 PM 12:15 PM Arrive Paris (local time)

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 4 0 PM Meeting w i t h President Chirac (Working Lunch and Irish Press

Briefing)

0 3 : 4 0 PM 0 3 : 4 0 PM Depart Paris

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Arrive Dublin
 0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Photocall w i t h Mr. Alan Hassenfeld. Chairman of Hasbro and
Children from St. Bridgets School, Old Finglas Road Venue: St.
Lukes

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM Phone call w i t h Mary Doyle re: Disability Bill

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 1 5 PM Meeting w i t h the Prime Minister of Macedonia Venue : Farmleigh

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 4 5 PM Courtesy call from the Vice President of Colombia Venue :

Farmleigh

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Hold: Phone call w i t h new Greek PM

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Launch a book on Questions & Answers on Bullying in the School,

Home & Workplace
Venue: Croke Park

Tuesday, March 2 3

Northen Ireland meetings Venue : Hillsborough (1pm - 6pm)

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 8 . 3 0 P.M)

09:00 AM 09:15 AM Meeting w i t h T^naiste

Venue: Farmleigh

09:15 AM 09:15 AM Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh

11:00 AM 11:00 A M Depart Dublin Airport for RAF Aldergrove

11:30 A M 11:30 A M Arrive RAF Aldergrove and transfer by car to Hillsborough

1 2 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Northen Ireland meetings Venue : Hillsborough

 0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM [Taoiseach is not attending] Question Time

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM [Taoiseach is not attending] Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM [Taoiseach is not attending] Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM [Taoiseach is not attending] Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Depart RAF Aldergrove for Dublin Airport

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Arrive Dublin Airport

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Officially open McEniff Grand Canal Hotel

Venue: Grand Canal Street, Dublin 4

Wednesday, March 2 4

Poss visit to Madrid for Memorial Service. Depart Dublin at

7.45am, arrive Madrid 1 1 . 0 0 a m . Madrid - Brussels 2hrs 15 mins.

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 8 . 3 0 A . M . )

08:00 A M 08:00 AM Depart Dublin Airport for Madrid

10:30 A M 10:51 A M [Taoiseach is not attending] Leaders Questions

10:51 A M 11:36 A M [Taoiseach is not attending] Question Time

11:15 A M 11:15 A M Arrive Madrid, 4 5 mins transfer time. To be in cathedral by

1 2 . 0 0 p m , service 1 2 . 3 0 - 2 . 0 0 p m

11:36 A M 11:36 A M [Taoiseach is not attending] Order of Business

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Depart Madrid (local time)

0 5 : 1 5 PM 0 5 : 1 5 PM Arrive Brussels (local time)

Thursday, March 2 5
 Address to UNICE Venue : Brussels

European Council meeting Venue : Brussels

EU Social Summit Venue : Brussels

Possible Conference of Presidents w i t h Pat Cox and Romano Prodi

Venue : Brussles

Briefing w i t h the Council Secretariat and officials Venue : Brussels

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

Friday, March 2 6

European Council meeting Venue : Brussels

Saturday, March 2 7

Keep free (apart from rugby)

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM A t t e n d Ireland v Scotland Rugby Match

Venue: Lansdowne Road (Kick off 4 . 0 0 p.m.)

Sunday, March 2 8

Monday, March 2 9

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Decentralisation Venue : Sycamore Room

(to go ahead w i t h o u t the Taoiseach)

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 5 PM Telephone call to Elmer Brok (outgoing) St Lukes

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Open the National Heart/Lung Transplant Unit

Venue: Mater Hospital
 0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 2 5 PM Address Conference of Chairmen of Foreign Affairs Committees of
EU Parliaments
Venue: Dublin Castle

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h Maarti Athisaari, Former President of Finland Venue:

Dublin Castle

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM A t t e n d Dublin Central Golf Classic

Venue: Malahide

Tuesday, March 3 0

09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h TSnSiste

Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 AM 10:00 A M Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 5 0 PM Dail Statements on the Brussels European Council (4 x 15min

statements + 20min Q & A - Taoiseach also doing the Q&A) (time
approx)

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Strasbourg (time approx)

10:25 PM 1 0 : 2 5 PM Arrive Strasbourg (local time) (time approx)

Wednesday, March 31

Meeting w i t h the European Parliament (9am) Venue : Strasbourg

10:30 A M 1 0 : 5 1 A M Leaders Questions (Tanaiste)

10:51 A M 11:36 A M Question Time (to be postponed - except those d o w n to the Whip)

11:36 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business (Tanaiste)

0 2 : 1 0 PM 0 2 : 1 0 PM Depart Strasbourg (local time)

0 3 : 2 0 PM 0 3 : 2 0 PM Arrive Dublin

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Keep free after return from Strasbourg

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Attend Soccer friendly Ireland V Czech Republic

Venue: Lansdowne Road

Thursday, April 1

09:00 AM 09:30 AM Interview w i t h Harry McGee, Irish Examiner

Venue: St. Luke's (Photographer incl)

10:00 A M 1 2 : 0 0 PM Attend and address National Forum on Europe Venue : Croke Park

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 1 0 PM Brief meeting w i t h Mary Doyle re: Metro. Venue: Government

Buildings

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Telephone call w i t h Polish PM (outgoing) Translation on Polish side

0 2 : 4 0 PM 0 2 : 4 0 PM Presentation to Eithne Tiernan

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Keep free

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 0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 1 5 PM Short function at the new offices of Hor8n Keogan Ryan Ltd.
Venue: Schoolhouse Lane, Dublin 2

0 6 : 1 5 PM 0 6 : 4 5 PM Fianna Fail Finance Meeting

Venue: Meeting Room

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM National Executive Venue : Leinster House

Friday, April 2

0 9 : 0 0 A M 1 2 : 0 0 PM Keep free

12:45 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Speak at the Dublin Region of the Institute of Bankers Annual

Spring Lunch
Venue: The Berkeley Court Hotel

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Depart Dublin Airport (Helicoptor)

0 3 : 2 0 PM 0 3 : 2 0 PM Arrive Waterford

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Officially open WLRfm Broadcasting Centre (incl. short interview)

Venue: Ardkeen, Waterford

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Launch Student 'Village' Development

Venue: Waterford City

0 6 : 2 0 PM 0 6 : 2 0 PM Depart Waterford

0 7 : 1 0 PM 0 7 : 1 0 PM Arrive Dublin Airport

0 9 : 3 0 PM 0 9 : 3 0 PM For Information : Cllr. Deirdre Doherty Ryan's Race Night

Venue: Palmerstown House

Saturday, April 3

10:35 A M 10:55 AM Start the BUPA Great Ireland Run

Venue: Phoenix Park (side entrance of American Embassy)
 0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Ogra Local Elections Event
Venue: Chief O'Neill's, Smithfield

Sunday, April 4

Monday, April 5

11:30 A M 11:50 AM Meeting w i t h Mr Alvaro de Soto Venue : Government Buildings

0 2 : 2 0 PM 0 2 : 2 0 PM Phone call w i t h the President of Cyprus

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Photograph w i t h Paragon Security Services Limited (Presentation of

ISO 9 0 0 0 Award)
Venue: Government Buildings

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Michael O'Leary, Ryanair [officials also attending]

Venue: Meeting Room

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h the American Cancer Society [Minister Martin t o

attend also] Venue : Farmleigh

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Host reception for the European Parliament / United States

Congress interparliamentary body Venue: Farmleigh

Tuesday, April 6

09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h T^n^iste

Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 A M 10:00 AM Government Meeting

Venue: Farmeigh

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Photocall for road safety w i t h the FIA (Michael Schumacher in

attendance)
Venue: Govt. Bldgs.

n . . . n'l
 0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 5 0 PM Speak on Private Members time in the Dail (Taoiseach speaks for

10 mins at 7.40)

Wednesday, April 7

09:30 AM 09:30 AM Phone call w i t h the President of Latvia

10:30 A M 10:51AM Leaders Questions (Tanaiste)

10:51AM 11:36 AM Question Time (to be postponed)

11:36 A M 1 1 : 3 6 A M Order of Business (Minister Smith)

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Taoiseach attending sitting of Mahon Tribunal, Dublin Castle.

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Launch All Party Committee on the Constitution Report on Property

Rights
Venue: National Library

Thursday, April 8

Holy Thursday

Keep free

0 2 : 1 5 PM 0 2 : 1 5 PM Phone call with Bobby McDonagh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Phone call w i t h Valery Giscard D'Estaing

Friday, April 9

Good Friday

Keep free

Saturday, April 10

Keep free

Sunday, April 11

Easter Sunday

Keep free

Monday, April 12

BANK HOLIDAY

Keep free

12:45 PM 12:45 PM A t t e n d Irish Grand National & present the winner of the Irish
Grand National w i t h the Powers Gold Label Trophy Venue:
Fairyhouse

Tuesday, April 13

Keep free

Dail not sitting

Wednesday, April 14

Keep free

Dail not sitting

Thursday, April 15
 Keep free

Friday, April 16

Keep free

Saturday, April 17

Keep free

Sunday, April 18

Keep free

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Phone Call in-coming from Spanish PM Rodriguez Zapatero

M o n d a y , April 19

09:15 AM 09:45 AM Open IBEC's Conference entitled "Better Business Regulation"

Venue: The Kings Inns

10:00 AM 10:30 AM Courtesy call from a group of ASEM Foreign Ministers Venue
Farmleigh

10:30 A M 11:00 AM Meeting w i t h Peter Sutherland

Venue: Farmleigh

1 2 : 4 5 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Phone call to PM Blair (outgoing)

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Address the Closing Conference for the Barcelona Declaration

(disability) Project
Venue: RHK

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Briefing w i t h the President

Venue: Aras an Uachtarain
 0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM BBC World Services TV interview Venue : Meeting Room

0 3 : 1 5 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Mary Doyle

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM
0
Peter Sutherland, Phone call

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h Fr. William Stuart & Fr. Joe O'Reilly. Minister Noel
Dempsey to attend also
Venue: Meeting Room

0 6 : 4 5 PM 0 7 : 2 0 PM Present the PA Consulting Group A w a r d for Management

Excellence 2 0 0 4
Venue: National Museum, Kildare Street

0 8 : 1 5 PM 0 8 : 1 5 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Prague

1 1 : 3 0 PM 11:30 PM Arrive Prague and transfer to hotel (local time)

Thursday, April 2 2

Extra Dail sitting ( 1 0 . 3 0 a m to 6 . 3 0 p m - legislation only)

Visit to Prague (arriving in Dublin at 2 . 0 0 p m approx)

1 2:45 PM 12:45 PM Depart Prague, (local time)

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Arrive Dublin Airport

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Officially open new services at Exchange Hall

Venue: Tallaght
 0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 5 : 0 5 PM Officially open the South Dublin Senior Citizens Club
Venue: Kiltipper Road, Tallaght

0 6 : 4 5 PM 0 7 : 1 5 PM A t t e n d Welcome Reception at A X A Summit Conference

Venue: Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge

0 7 : 4 5 PM 0 7 : 4 5 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Farranfore

0 8 : 2 5 PM 0 8 : 2 5 PM Arrive Farranfore and transfer by car to Killarney

Friday, April 23

09:15 AM 09:15 A M Address IMI Conference Venue : Great Southern Hotel, Killarney

10:30 AM 10:30 AM Meeting

Venue: Great Southern Hotel

1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Officially open Ballyheigue Sewerage Scheme

Venue: Ballyheigue (11 miles north of Tralee), Co. Kerry

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Launch Ballincollig T o w n Centre Development by officially opening

the Information Centre on the site
Venue: Ballincollig, Co. Cork

1 1 : 0 0 PM 1 1 : 0 0 PM Depart Cork

Saturday, April 2 4

10:30 AM 10:50 A M Short meeting w i t h a group of Japanese Parliamentarians Venue :

Sycamore Room
 0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Attend Fund-raising Dinner for RESPECT Daughters of Charity
(drinks reception only)
Venue: Croke Park

Sunday, April 2 5

1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Fianna Fail Commemoration Venue : Arbour Hill

0 2 : 5 0 PM 0 2 : 5 0 PM Attend Heineken Cup Semi Final - Munster v. Wasps

Venue: Lansdowne Road ( 3 . 0 0 p m kick off)

Monday, April 2 6

11:30 A M 12:00 PM Perform sod turning ceremony at new Affordable Housing Initiative,
Venue: Finglas Rd/Tolka Valley Rd

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h Gerry Adams Venue : Taoiseach's office

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Meet w i t h the Prime Minister of Lebanon Venue: Government

Buildings

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Record message (autocue) for meeting entitled "Together for

Europe" Venue: Meeting Room

0 4 : 3 5 PM 0 4 : 3 5 PM Record message (autocue) for the EQUAL C o m m u n i t y Initiative in

Ireland event
Venue: Meeting Room

0 4 : 4 0 PM 0 4 : 4 0 PM Record message (autocue) for Polish TV relating to enlargement

Venue: Meeting Room

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM Record message (autocue) for Romanian TV relating to

enlargement
Venue: Meeting Room

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 0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Peter Ryan, Joe Lennon and Brian Nason regarding 1 May

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Officially open Parkside Community & Sports Complex, Pope John

Paul II Park
Venue: Nephin Road, Cabra, Dublin 7

Tuesday, April 27

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

10:00 A M 10:00 AM Government Meeting (may start earlier)

Venue: Farmleigh

1 2 : 1 5 PM 1 2 : 2 0 PM Brief meeting w i t h Carli Fiorini, CEO, H e w l e t t Packard (5 mins),

Farmleigh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leader Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

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Venue: Leinster House

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Phone call w i t h Archbishop Sean Brady

Wednesday, April 2 8

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 1 0 . 3 0 P.M.)

09:00 AM 10:30 AM Dail Preparation

 10:30 AM 10:51 AM Leaders Question

10:51AM 11:36 AM Question Time

11:36 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM
3
Lunch w i t h Minister Coughlan, MOS Hanafin, Kitt, N Ahern, Roche,
M Ahern, Lenihan and McDaid
Venue: Meeting Room

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Meeting w i t h the Joint Committee on European Affairs Venue :

Room 2, Leinster House

0 3 : 5 0 PM 0 3 : 5 0 PM Photocall w i t h The Seanad All Party Reform Group

Venue: Ceremonial Stairs

0 4 : 0 5 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM Meeting w i t h Luigina de Santis, General Secretary of European

Federation of Retired and Elderly People and delegation Venue:
Meeting Room

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 4 5 PM Meeting w i t h Police Federation of Northern Ireland

Venue: Meeting Room

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 1 0 PM Meeting w i t h Quakers Group

Venue: Dining Room

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Photograph w i t h Local Election Candidates

Venue: John Paul II Park, Cabra

Thursday, April 2 9

A t t e n d Punchestown Races (pm)

 DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

07:15 AM 07:15 AM Depart Dublin (Dublin Airport)

08:00 AM 09:15 AM Breakfast Meeting

Venue: Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill

09:30 AM 10:30 A M Perform the sod turning ceremony at new Business School &
officiate at the launch of the University's web-casting facility
Venue: NUI, Galway

10:45 A M 10:45 A M Depart Galway

11:30 AM 11:30 A M Arrive Dublin

1 2 : 0 0 PM 12:15 PM Drop into St. V i n c e n t ' s CBS Primary School Fun Day in aid of the
RTE People In Need Telethon
Venue: Glasnevin (time approx)

Friday, April 3 0

09:20 AM 09:20 AM Sign Pictus Europa canvas (Czech project to be signed at a future
date by PM Spidla also) in the presence of the Ambassador Venue :
Dining Room

09:30 AM 10:30 A M Mark Durkan, SDLP and delegation Venue : Meeting Room

11:00 A M 11:20 A M Photocall for EU Health & Safety week Venue : Croke Park

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Interviews w i t h t w o Polish T V companies (ref Joe Lennon) Venue :

Government Buildings (time approx)

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Interview w i t h CNN (ref Joe Lennon) Venue : Government Buildings

0 2 : 4 5 PM 0 2 : 4 5 PM Interview w i t h RTE (ref Joe Lennon) Venue : Government Buildings

(time approx)

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness (Minister

Cowen to attend also) Venue : Government Buildings
 0 6 : 4 5 PM 0 6 : 4 5 PM Phone call w i t h the Polish Prime Minister (outgoing) (translator
provided)

Saturday, May 1

10:00 A M 10:30 AM Attend ICTU event related to enlargement

Venue: Taylor's Hall

10:45 A M 0 2 : 0 0 PM Conference of Presidents w i t h Romano Prodi and Pat Cox (incl.

religious service, press conference and buffet lunch) Venue : Dublin
Castle

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM Arrival of HoSGs Venue : Farmleigh

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Flag raising ceremony and reception hosted by the President

Venue : Aras an Uachtarain

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Dinner for HoSGs Venue : Farmleigh

0 9 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h the Spanish Prime Minister Venue : Farmleigh

Sunday, May 2

08:45 A M 10:00 A M Meeting w i t h Prime Minister Blair Venue : Government Buildings

10:30 A M 1 2 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h the Slovenian Prime Minister Venue : Government

Buildings
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0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM National Football League Finals - Offaly v D o w n

Venue: Croke Park

0 3 : 4 0 PM 0 3 : 4 0 PM National Football League Finals - Kerry v Galway

Venue: Croke Park

Monday, May 3

BANK HOLIDAY

Tuesday, M a y 4
 DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 8 . 3 0 P.M.

09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h TanSiste

Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leader Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

0 9 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 1 5 PM Drop into reception for Crosson Opel Centre.

Venue: Pavilions Shopping Centre, Swords

Wednesday, May 5

Keep free : Tour of 6 Capitals (Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia,

Lithuania, Poland)

DAIL SITTING ( 1 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

 09:50 A M 11:45 A M Attend 1 9 1 6 Commemoration Ceremony
Venue: Arbour Hill

12:30 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Tour of Capitals

12:31PM 12:31PM Leaders Questions (Minister Smith to deputise)

12:51PM 12:51PM Question Time (to be postponed)

0 1 : 3 6 PM 0 1 : 3 6 PM Order of Business (time approx) (Minister Smith t o deputise)

Thursday, M a y 6

Keep free : Tour of 6 Capitals (Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia,

Lithuania, Poland)

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

Friday, May 7

Keep free : Tour of 6 Capitals (Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia,

Lithuania, Poland)

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Arrive in Dublin from Tour of Capitals

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Meeting of the National Executive Venue : Leinster House

Saturday, May 8

11:00 A M 11:20 A M Open & Address the National Youth Conference

Venue: Gresham Hotel

Sunday, May 9

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM A t t e n d Dublin Central Rally

Venue: Gresham Hotel
Monday, May 10

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12:15 PM 1 2 : 1 5 PM Photocall for Happy Heart - Irish Heart Foundation
Venue: Green opposite St. Luke's

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Address Gala Olympic Luncheon Venue : RDS, Ballsbridge

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Turn the sod at the c o m m e n c e m e n t of the enabling Programme at

the Mater and Children's Hospital development Venue: Eccles
Street

0 2 : 4 5 PM 0 2 : 4 5 PM Launch of the Fianna Fail Local Election Campaign

Venue : Merrion Hotel

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Launch of Sky News Ireland

Venue : The National Gallery

0 7 : 1 5 PM 0 7 : 4 5 PM Launch of new apartment block Teeling W a y

Venue: East Wall, Dublin 3

Tuesday, May 11

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste

Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh
 1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 5 0 PM Courtesy call w i t h Ambassador Robert Zoellick, US World
Representative for Trade & Commerce
Venue: Farmleigh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 5 : 1 5 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Tete-a-tete, meeting and dinner w i t h Prime Minister Wen of China

Venue : Dublin Castle

Wednesday, M a y 12

Keep free : Tour of 6 Capitals (Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Italy,

Portugal, Spain)

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

09:00 A M 10:30 AM Dail Preparation

10:30 A M 10:51AM Leaders Questions

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

11:36 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business (Tanaiste to deputise)

12:15 PM 1 2 : 1 5 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Tour of Capitals

Thursday, May 13

Keep free : Tour of 6 Capitals (Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Italy,

Portugal, Spain)

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . • 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM For Information : National Executive to be chaired by Minister Noel

Dempsey

Friday, May 1 4

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Portugal, Sp8in)

Saturday. May 15

11:00 A M 11:20 AM Bestowal of the Knight Grand Cross of Merit w i t h Gold Star by His
Eminence Mario Francesco, Cardinal Pompedda [St. Lukes).
Cardinal Connell to attend also

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Commissioner David Byrne

Venue: St. Luke's

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Phonecall to President of Cyprus (outgoing)

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Phone call w i t h President of the European Parliament, Pat Cox

(incoming)

Sunday, May 16

1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 1 5 PM Interview w i t h NEAR FM, Northside Civic Centre, Bunratty Road,

Dublin 17.

Monday, May 17

10:45 A M 11:10 AM Officially open Mountainview Court Phase 2

Venue: Summerhill, Dublin 1

11:30 A M 11:30 A M Drop in to w r e a t h laying ceremony on Talbot Street to

commemorate the 3 0 t h Anniversary of the 1 9 7 4 Dublin bombings

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Launch of the Fianna Fail European Election Campaign Venue : The

Clarion Hotel

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 0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Launch the newly refurbished Carmichael House
Venue: North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7

0 7 : 1 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Drop in to a function where Kevin Heffernan is receiving the

Freedom of the City
Venue: Mansion House

Tuesday, May 18

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh (may start earlier)

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House
Wednesday, May 19

Tour of 5 capitals on w a y to M o s c o w (Austria, Slovakia, Hungary,

Czech Republic and Slovenia)

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

07:30 AM 07:30 AM Depart Dublin Airport on Tour of Capitals

10:30 AM 1 0 : 5 1 A M Leaders Questions (Minister Smith to deputise)

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time (to be postponed)

1 1 : 3 6 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business (Minister Smith to deputise)

Thursday, May 2 0

Tour of 5 capitals on w a y to M o s c o w (Austria, Slovakia, Hungary,

Czech Republic and Slovenia) - arriving in M o s c o w pm

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

Friday, May 21

EU Russia Summit (returning Friday evening at 6 . 0 0 p m approx)

Saturday. May 2 2

Keep free

Sunday, May 23

Keep free

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Launch of Fianna Fail Constitutional Amendment Campaign,

Shelbourne Hotel. Minister Coughlan performing launch.(For
Information)

Monday, May 2 4

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 09:30 AM 11:00 A M Meeting and Lunch w i t h the French Prime Minister Venue :
Government Buildings

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0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Visit St. J u d e ' s GAA Club

Venue: Wellington Lane, Templeogue, Dublin 6W

Tuesday, May 2 5

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

09:30 AM 10:00 A M Meeting w i t h Tanaiste

Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 AM 10:00 A M Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

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Venue: Leinster House

0 7 : 1 5 PM 0 7 : 1 5 PM Brian Murphy (time approx)

Wednesday, May 26

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 8 . 3 0 P.M.

09:30 AM 10:30 A M Dail Preparation

10:30 AM 10:51AM Leaders Questions

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

11:36 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business

1 2 : 4 5 PM 12:45 PM Telephone call to the Turkish Prime Minister (translation provided

on Turkish side)

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Telephone call to the Romanian Prime Minister (no translation

necessary)

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Telephone call to the Bulgarian Prime Minister (no translation

necessary)

0 1 : 4 5 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Short radio interview w i t h BBC World Service re EU-LAC Summit

(ref Joe Lennon)

0 2 : 2 0 PM 0 2 : 2 0 PM Dermot McCarthy

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion Venue : Sycamore Room

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Keep free f r o m 4 . 0 0 p m onwards

Thursday, May 2 7

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

10:30 AM 10:30 A M Depart Dublin Airport by Government Jet (7hrs 30mins flight)

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Arrive Bangor, Maine (local time w h i c h is -5)

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM DepartBangor, Maine (4 hours 3 0 flight) (local time)

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Arrive Guadalajara, Mexico (local time which is -6)

Friday, May 28

EU Latin America Caribbean Summit Venue : Guadalajara, Mexico

Saturday, May 2 9

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Depart Guadalajara (local time w h i c h is -6)

1 1 : 3 0 PM 1 1 : 3 0 PM Arrive Dulles Airport, Washington. 1 hour stopover, (local time

which is -5)

Sunday, May 3 0

12:30 AM 12:30 A M Depart Washington Dulles (local time which is -5)

1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Arrive Dublin from Mexico

Monday, May 31

0 9 : 0 0 A M 1 2 : 0 0 PM Keep whole morning free

12:15 PM 1 2 : 4 5 PM Officially open the n e w l y refurbished Cabra Health Centre

Venue: Cabra

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Officially open the Palm House

Venue: National Botanic Gardens

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 0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Valery Giscard D'Estaing Venue : Government
Buildings

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Courtesy call from Jean Claude Trichet, President, European

Central Bank [John Hurley to 8ttend also] Venue : Government
Buildings

0 4 : 2 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM INN interview on referendum Venue : Taoiseach's office

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Briefing w i t h the President

Venue: Aras an Uachtarain

0 8 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 4 0 PM Unveil The James Joyce House of "The Dead'

Venue: 15 Usher's Island

Tuesday, June 1

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09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste
Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 AM 10:00 A M Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

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 0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Election interview (5 mins) w i t h Sky News Ireland Venue
Government Buildings

0 5 : 4 5 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House (starts at 5.30)

0 7 : 0 5 PM 0 7 : 0 5 PM Interview for 'The Last Word' Venue : Taoiseach's office

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Open 7 t h Annual DFIA/NILSA Global Funds Conference

Venue: National Gallery of Ireland

Wednesday, June 2

Keep free : Tour of 7 Capitals (France, UK, Netherlands, Belgium,

Luxembourg, Germany and Denmark)

10:50 AM 10:50 AM Phone call to Finnish PM Matti Vanhannen (outgoing)

1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Depart Dublin Airport on Tour of Capitals

Thursday, June 3

Keep free : Tour of 7 Capitals (France, UK, Netherlands, Belgium,

Luxembourg, Germany and Denmark)

Friday, June 4

Keep free : Tour of 7 Capitals (France, UK, Netherlands, Belgium,

Luxembourg, Germany and Denmark) - arriving in Dublin at 7 . 0 0 p m
approx

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Keep free : Canvassing from 7 . 0 0 p m onwards

Saturday, June 5

1 1 : 3 0 A M 0 5 : 0 0 PM Keep free : Canvassing

Sunday, June 6
 1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM
TV
Photocall w i t h Minister McCreevy Venue : Green area opposite St
Lukes

0 2 : 1 5 PM 0 2 : 1 5 PM A t t e n d the Leinster Football QF Dublin v. Westmeath

Venue: Croke Park (double header also Wexford v. Kildare at
4.00pm)

Monday, June 7

BANK HOLIDAY

1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 5 0 PM Turn the sod on the grounds of Beggsboro Football Ground

Venue: Cabra

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Keep free : Canvassing

Tuesday, June 8

A t t e n d G8 Summit, Georgia

09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h TSnSiste

Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 A M 10:00 AM Government Meeting

venue: Farmleigh

0 1 : 4 5 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Depart Dublin Airport by Government Jet for Savannah

0 2 : 4 5 PM 0 2 : 4 5 PM Arrive Bangor Maine; fuel stop. 7 . 4 5 pm Irish time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Depart Bangor Maine. 8 . 4 5 p m Irish time.

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 0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Arrive Hunters Air Force Base, Savannah, Georgia. 1 1 . 0 0 pm Irish
time

Wednesday, June 9

A t t e n d G8 Summit, Georgia

Thursday. June 10

A t t e n d G8 Summit, Georgia

Friday, June 11

Polling day in European and Local elections

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Phone call to Czech Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla (outgoing)

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Phone call to Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel (outgoing)

Saturday, June 12

Keep free

1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d Funeral Mass for Mairin Lynch, Church of the Three

Patrons, Rathgar Rd, (junction of Frankfort Ave).

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Dublin v London, Parnell Park

Sunday, June 13

Keep free

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Phone call to Romanian Prime Minister (outgoing)

Monday, June 14
 09:45 AM 11:00 AM Officially open new Intel Plant
Venue: Leixlip

1 1 : 4 5 A M 1 2 : 1 5 PM Present the prizes at St. Finbarr's National School Open Day

Venue: Cabra W e s t , Dublin 7

12:45 PM 0 1 : 5 0 PM Address American Chamber of Commerce Ireland Business Lunch

Venue: Alexander Hotel, Fenian Street.

0 1 : 5 5 PM 0 1 : 5 5 PM Photocell for Dublin Aids Alliance to launch n e w educational

initiative on Aids awareness. Govt Buildings.

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Launch Farmleigh Summer Programme, Farmleigh House

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Keep free - preparation for European Council

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Phone call to Belgium PM Verhofstadt (incoming)

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Phone call to Portuguese PM Barosso

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Phone call to PM Blair (incoming)

Tuesday, June 15

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

08:30 AM 08:40 AM Drop in to Biometrics Conference, Farmleigh (informal words)

09:30 A M 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste

Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh

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 1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Sign Book of Condolence for President Reagan, US Ambassadors
Residence, Phoenix Park

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

Wednesday, June 16

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 1 0 . 0 0 P.M.)

08:45 AM 08:45 AM Phone call w i t h Prime Minister Vanhannen (outgoing) [ 1 0 . 4 5

Finnish time]

09:00 AM 09:00 AM Phone call w i t h Prime Minister Juncker (outgoing) [ 1 0 . 0 0

Luxembourg time]

09:15 AM 10:30 AM Dail Preparation

10:30 A M 1 0 : 5 1 A M Leaders Questions

10:51AM 11:36 AM Question Time

11:36 A M 11:36 AM Order of Business

1 2 : 1 5 PM 1 2 : 1 5 PM Photocall for Irish Times Ability A w a r d s (Denis O'Brien & Caroline

Casey) Ref: Gerry Hickey (time flexible)

1 2 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h the Tanaiste & Ministers for Health and Finance incl
officials Venue: Taoiseach's meeting room.

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 0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Press Conference on Grangegorman Bill Venue : Government
Buildings

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs Venue : Government

Buildings

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Taoiseach departs Government Buildings

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Phone call w i t h Chancellor Schroeder (outgoing) 15.15 German

time]

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Phone call w i t h the Prime Minister of Britain (outgoing)

0 4 : 5 0 PM 0 4 : 5 0 PM Phone call w i t h Prime Minister Rasmussen (incoming) 15.50 Danish

time]

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Phone call w i t h President Chirac (outgoing) [ 6 . 0 0 French time]

0 5 : 1 5 PM 0 5 : 1 5 PM Phone call w i t h Prime Minister Balkenende (outgoing) [ 6 . 1 5

Netherlands time]

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Phone call w i t h the Prime Minister of Greece (outgoing) ( 6 . 3 0

Brussels t i m e * )

0 5 : 4 5 PM 0 5 : 4 5 PM Phone call w i t h Chancellor Schussel (outgoing) [ 6 . 4 5 Austrian

time]

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Phone call w i t h European Commissoner Lamy (outgoing) [ 7 . 0 0

Brussels time]

0 6 : 1 5 PM 0 6 : 1 5 PM Phone call w i t h the Prime Minister of Malta (outgoing) (7.15

Brussels t i m e * )

Thursday, June 17

European Council meeting Venue : Brussels

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

07:45 AM 07:45 AM Depart for Brussels

Friday, June 1 8

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 European Council meeting Venue : Brussels

Saturday, June 13

Keep free

Sunday, June 2 0

Keep free (apart from 7 . 0 0 function)

1 2 : 1 5 PM 1 2 : 1 5 PM Possible drop into Msgr. John Delaney's 4 0 t h Anniversary of

Ordination Reception - preceded by mass at 1 1 . 0 0 a.m.
Venue: Drumcondra House

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Phone call w i t h British PM Tony Blair (outgoing)

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Attend Reception for the Ireland Fund of Canada

Venue: Abbey Theatre

Monday, June 21

09:30 AM 09:30 AM Phone call w i t h Wildred Martens (EEP) (outgoing)

11:00 A M 11:00 AM Depart Dublin

1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Arrive Heathrow

0 1 : 4 0 PM 0 1 : 4 0 PM Depart Heathrow for Tokyo (arrive next morning at 9 . 1 0 a m local;

1.10am Irish)

Tuesday, June 2 2

EU Japan Summit. Arrive Tokyo from London at 9 . 1 0 a m Local;

(1.10am Irish time)

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 1 0 . 0 0 P.M.)

09:10 AM 09:10 AM Arrive Tokyo( Local time) (1.10am Irish time)

Wednesday, June 2 3
 Depart Tokyo at 1 3 . 0 5 local; Arrive London 1 7 . 1 5 local. Depart
Heathrow 1 8 . 3 0 (local). Arrive Dublin 1 9 . 3 0 (local)

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 P.M. - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

Thursday, June 2 4

Keep free all day

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 7 . 0 0 P.M.)

Friday, June 2 5

EU-US Summit Venue : Ireland

07:50 AM 07:50 AM Telephone call to Cypriot President

08:15 A M 08:15 AM Depart Dublin Airport for Nl talks in Lancaster House

09:15 AM 09:15 AM Arrive Northolt

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Talks commence ITaoiseach, M/FA and M/JE&LR - to end by

3.00pm]

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Phone call to President Chirac (outgoing)

Saturday, June 2 6

EU-US Summit Venue : Ireland

Sunday, June 2 7

09:00 AM 09:00 AM Interview w i t h A d a m Bolton, Sky News Venue : Beresford

M o n d a y , June 2 8

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 1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Venue : Istanbul [Depart Dublin
Airport at 1 2 . 0 0 ]

Tuesday, June 29

Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Venue : Istanbul

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh [TO GO AHEAD IN THE TAOISEACH'S
ABSENCE]

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time [TO BE POSTPONED]

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leader Questions [TANAISTE TO DEPUTISE]

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business [TANAISTE TO DEPUTISE]

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House [TO GO AHEAD IN THE TAOISEACH'S
ABSENCE)

Wednesday, June 3 0

09:00 AM 10:30 A M D$il Preparation

10:30 AM 10:51AM Leaders Questions

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

1 1 : 3 6 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business

1 2 : 1 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Dail Statements on the European Council (four 20 min statements

by party leaders and 2 0 min Q & A by Minister Cowen) (time
approx)
 0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 2 0 PM Short meeting w i t h US Congressional Delegation led by
Congressman Jim Walsh
Venue: Meeting Room

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Photocall to promote Cork 2 0 0 5 : European Capital of Culture

Venue: Dining Room

0 2 : 4 0 PM 0 2 : 5 0 PM Three photographs (Tony Bogan on his retirement; Presidency

Press office; and Sean O'Reilly, Mater Hospital Cycle)

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion and Cabinet Committee on

Children

0 5 : 1 5 PM 0 5 : 1 5 PM Record piece w i t h Sky News Ireland Venue : Meeting Room

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Reception for staff to mark the end of the Presidency Venue :

Government Buildings (reception 5 . 3 0 to 7.30) - Taoiseach may
attend earlier

0 8 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Private Appointment
Venue: St. Lukes

Thursday, July 1

Keep free (apart from Forum on Europe)

09:55 AM 09:55 AM Photograph in St Lukes

10:30 A M 11:00 AM A t t e n d Forum on Europe

Venue: Dublin Castle

Friday, July 2

Keep free

Saturday, July 3
 Keep free

Sunday, July 4

Keep free

Monday, July 5

10:00 A M 11:30 AM A t t e n d the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Venue

Distillery Buildings, Smithfield, Dublin 7

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party meeting (incl. dinner) Venue : Leinster House

Tuesday, July 6

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 p.m. - 1 0 . 3 0 p.m.)

09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h TanSiste

Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Preparation
 Leader Questions

Order of Business

Wednesday, July 7

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 1 0 . 3 0 P.M.)

09:00 AM 10:30 A M D£il Preparation

10:30 A M 10:51AM Leaders Questions

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

11:36 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business

1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Photograph for the Small Firms Association National Small Business

Award
Venue: Ceremonial Stairs
 1 2 : 4 0 PM 1 2 : 4 0 PM Photograph w i t h Mr. Ted Corcoran. President. Toastmasters
International
Venue: Meeting Room

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h Gerry Adams Venue : Taoiseach's office

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs Venue : Sycamore Room

0 4 : 4 0 PM 0 4 : 4 0 PM Courtesy call from the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Michael Conaghan

[Dermot McCarthy and John Fitzgerald, City Manager to attend]

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 4 5 PM Meeting w i t h Conference of Heads of Irish Universities

Venue: Sycamore Room

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 2 0 PM Meeting w i t h the Premier of Newfoundland

Venue: Meeting Room

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Host a Reception in honour of the Premier of Newfoundland

Venue: National Concert Hall

Thursday. July 8

For information : W h i p ' s drinks 5 . 3 0 p m to 7 . 3 0 p m

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

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 1 2 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Attend lunch w i t h Provost, Dr. John Heragty [Dermot McCarthy &
Gerry Howlin to attend also]
Venue: Trinity College

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 4 0 PM Meeting w i t h Michael O'Flynn, Sean Mulryan, Bernard McNamara

and Ken McDonald
Venue: Meeting Room

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Present Excellence A w a r d s to Public Servants

a
Venue: Dublin Castle

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Paperwork / phone calls Venue : Dublin Castle

0 5 : 5 5 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Short meeting Venue : Dublin Castle

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d reception for Wally Kirwan to mark his retirement Venue

Dublin Castle

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0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 3 0 PM National Executive Meeting followed by drinks
Venue: Gandon Suite North, Davernport Hotel

Friday, July 9

09:00 AM 09:00 AM Depart Dublin for Aberdeen

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Arrive Aberdeen Airport

11:00 A M 11:00 A M Receive Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of
Aberdeen (followed by lunch)

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0 3 : 3 5 PM 0 3 : 3 5 PM Arrive Dublin

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Dinner in Castle Howard

Venue: W i c k l o w

Saturday, July 10

1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Officiate at the first demolition of the Ballymun Fiats, Pearse Tower

Venue: Ballymun

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM All Ireland Series Qualifier Longford V . Dublin Venue: Portlaoise

Sunday, July 11

10:55 A M 1 2 : 0 0 PM
fL
National Day of Commemoration ceremony Venue : Royal Hospital
Kilmainham

Monday, July 12

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Launch Ladies Gaelic Football 2 0 0 4 TG4 Championship

" Venue: Croke Park

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Officially open the refurbished facilities in the Mental Health Centre

Venue: Eccles Street

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 2 5 PM Launch the Whitaker School of Government

Venue: Lansdowne Road

0 6 : 5 0 PM 0 6 : 5 0 PM Peter Ryan
 0 8 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 3 0 PM Fianna Fail Golf Classic (not attending)
Venue: Slieve Russell Castle

Tuesday, July 13

08:55 AM 09:00 AM Review of FOI Ministerial Certificates Venue : Dublin Castle

0 9 : 0 0 A M 0 1 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d Quarterly Plenary meeting w i t h the Social Partners

[Tanaiste and Minister for Finance to attend also] Venue : Dublin
Castle

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Interview w i t h Lyric FM Venue : Meeting Room

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Minister McCreevy

0 2 : 4 5 PM 0 2 : 4 5 PM Anne Barrington

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h the A t t o r n e y General

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 5 0 PM Meeting w i t h Deputy Enda Kenny

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 2 5 PM Meeting w i t h Sean Healy and Brigid Reynolds, CORI (Dermot

McCarthy to attend also] Venue : Taoiseach's office

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Photograph w i t h Mayor of Baltimore

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Drop in to a dinner for Fianna Fail election workers Venue :

Dobbins

Wednesday, J u
 09:30 AM 10:00 A M Meeting w i t h Tanaiste
Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh (including lunch)

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Cabinet Committee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPP's Venue

Sycamore Room

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Meeting of Ministers on Aer Lingus Venue : Sycamore Room

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Health Venue : Sycamore Room

0 6 : 4 0 PM 0 7 : 1 0 PM Meeting w i t h the President Venue : Aras an Uachtarain

0 7 : 1 5 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Host a Reception for Aer Rianta, Air Corps, MATS and Farmleigh
staff Venue : Farmleigh

Thursday, July 15

Keep free

Friday, July 16

Keep free

Saturday, July 17

Keep free

Sunday, July 18

Keep free

Leinster Football Final

Monday, July 19
 Keep free

Tuesday. July 2 0

Keep free

Wednesday, July 2 1

Meeting w i t h the European Parliament ( 1 0 . 0 0 a m to 12.00noon)

Venue : Strasbourg

10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government Meeting Venue: Farmeigh (to go ahead in the

Taoiseach's absence - Minister Smith chairing)

Thursday. July 2 2

0 6 : 4 5 PM 0 6 : 4 5 PM Noel Beecher

0 6 : 5 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Courtesy Cali from outgoing Romanian Ambassador, Carmen

Burlacu Venue : Government Buildings

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Minister Brian C o w e n Venue : Government Buildings

Friday, July 2 3

08:20 AM 08:20 AM Meeting w i t h Minister McCreevy, the AG and Dermot McCarthy

[Minister McDowell available for consultation by phone] Venue: St
Lukes

09:00 A M 10:30 A M Three meetings (ref Sandra)

Venue: St. Luke's

11:50 AM 11:50 A M
A
Appointment of the new Chief Justice Venue : Aras an Uachtarain

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Attend Lunch at National Treasury Management Agency [Gerry

Hickey and Dermot McCarthy to attend also] Venue: N T M A , Grand
Canal St.

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Interview w i t h The Economist (John Peet) Venue : N T M A Building

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0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM
Minister Noel Dempsey Venue

Keep free from 4 . 0 0 p m onwards

4
Saturday, July 2 4

Keep free

0 6 : 1 5 PM 0 6 : 1 5 PM Attend Leinster Football Final Replay - Laois v Westmeath

Venue: Croke Park

Sunday, July 2 5

Keep free

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Attend Hurling Quarter Finals - Cork v Antrim

Venue: Croke Park

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d Hurling Quarter Finals - Kilkenny V Clare

Venue: Croke Park

Monday, July 2 6

Galway Races

12:00 PM 1 2 : 2 0 PM Drop in to meet Friends of All Hallows in the United States during
their visit to Ireland
Venue: All Hallows College, Dublin 9

0 3 : 4 0 PM 0 3 : 4 0 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Galway (commercial flight)

0 4 : 4 0 PM 0 4 : 4 0 PM Arrive Galway Airport

Tuesday, July 27

Depart for Galway Races

Galway Races (Taoiseach attending)

Wednesday, July 28

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Galway Races (Taoiseach amending)
Thursday, July 2 9

0 2 : 2 5 PM 0 2 : 2 5 PM Depart Galway Airport for Dublin (commercial flight)

0 3 : 2 5 PM 0 3 : 2 5 PM Arrive Dublin Airport

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Private appointment

Friday, July 3 0

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Unveil a plaque in the Great Southern Hotel to mark the occasion

of 1 5 0 years in business
Venue: Killarney, Co. Kerry

Saturday, July 3 1

Keep free

Sunday, August 1

Keep free

0 2 : 1 5 PM 0 2 : 1 5 PM A t t e n d Football Qualifiers Round 4 - Dublin v Roscommon

Venue: Croke Park

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM A t t e n d Football Qualifiers Round 4 - Tyrone v Laois

Venue: Croke Park

M o n d a y , August 2

BANK HOLIDAY

Keep free

T u s d a y , August
 Keep free

Wednesday, A u g u s t 4

Keep free

Thursday, August 5

Keep free

Friday, August 6

Keep free

Saturday, August 7

Keep free

Sunday, August 8

Keep free

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM A t t e n d All Ireland Hurling Semi Final - Waterford v Kilkenny

Venue: Croke Park

Monday, August S

Keep free

Tuesday, August 10

Keep free

Wednesday, August 11

Keep free

Thursday, A u g u s t 12
 Keep free

12:00 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Hold

Friday, August 13

Keep free

Saturday, August 1 4

Keep free

T w o All Ireland Football Quarter Finals

Sunday, August 15

Keep free

All Ireland Hurling Semi Final - Wexford V Cork

Monday, August 16

Keep free

Tuesday, August 17

Keep free
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Wednesday, A u g u s t 18

Keep free

Thursday, August 19

Keep free

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 Keep free

Saturday, August 2 1

Keep free

Sunday, August 2 2

Keep free

All Ireland Football Semi Final

Monday, August 2 3

Keep free

Tuesday, August 2 4

Keep free

Wednesday, A u g u s t 25

Keep free

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Meet w i t h President Bill Clinton and Senator Hilary Clinton,

Government Buildings followed by dinner in Farmleigh.

Thursday, A u g u s t 2 6

Keep free

12:30 PM 1 2 : 5 0 PM Michael Mulcahy TD, Govt Buildings

12:50 PM 0 1 : 1 0 PM Conor Lenihan

0 1 : 1 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Brendan Smith

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 5 0 PM M J Nolan
 0 1 : 5 0 PM 0 2 : 1 0 PM Denis O'Donovan

0 2 : 1 0 PM 0 2 : 1 0 PM Mary Wallace

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Gerry Howlin

Friday, August 2 7

Keep free

09:00 A M 09:00 AM Hold

1 0 : 0 0 A M 0 4 : 0 0 PM FF Organisation w o r k s h o p Venue : Merrion Hotel

0 9 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d the Dublin 7 0 s Team Charity Golf evening

Venue: The Burlington Hotel. Black Tie

Saturday, A u g u s t 2 8

Keep free

Sunday, A u g u s t 2 9

Keep free

All Ireland Football Semi Final

Monday, A u g u s t 3 0

0 9 : 3 0 PM 0 9 : 3 0 PM A t t e n d Deputy Conor Lenihan's Annual Golf Classic

Venue: Citywest Hotel

Tuesday, A u g u s t 31

Wednesday, September 1

08:20 AM 08:20 AM Minister Cullen & AG, Taoiseachs Office

 09:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste
Venue: Taoiseach's Office

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Government Meeting

1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 5 0 PM Senator Labhras O ' M u r c h u

12:50 PM 0 1 : 1 0 PM Cecilia Keaveney T.D.

0 1 : 1 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Martin Brady T.D.

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 5 0 PM Minister of State John Browne

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Science Foundation Ireland presentation Venue : Dublin Castle

Thursday, September 2

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Open an International Exhibition on James Joyce

Venue: Sportslink, Santry, Dublin 9

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Record Piece for retirement of Willie Soffe, Sportslink

Friday, September 3

1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 2 0 PM Visit V & W Recycling Centre

Venue: Newry Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth

12:30 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Guest of Honour at the Louth County Board GAA Corporate Lunch
Venue: Dundalk

0 2 : 1 5 PM 0 2 : 4 5 PM A t t e n d ' C o r n e r S t o n i n g ' o f Scotch Hall Development

Venue: Drogheda, Co. Louth

Saturday, September 4

1 2 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Officially open the Dargan & Moloney Science Technology Building

Venue: Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1
 0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM . A t t e n d FIFA World Cup 2 0 0 6 Qualifier - Ireland V . Cyprus
Venue: Lansdowne Road

0 8 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Officiate at the opening of the new K-Club Clubhouse followed by

Dinner (Blacktie)
Venue: The K-Club

Sunday, September 5

Monday, September 6

FF Parliamentary Party, Inchydoney Hotel, West Cork

09:10 AM 09:10 AM Depart Dublin Airport

09:40 AM 09:40 AM Arrive Cork Airport and transfer to Great Southern Hotel.

09:45 AM 10:15 A M Meeting w i t h delegation from the Vintners' Federation of Ireland

Venue: Great Southern Hotel, Cork Airport

10:15 A M 11:00 A M Meeting w i t h Chief Executive of Sandoz International, CEO Europe

& CEO Ireland
Venue: Great Southern Hotel, Cork.

Tuesday, September 7

FF Parliamentary Party, Inchydoney Hotel, West Cork

Wednesday, September 8

World Cup Qualifier (Away) Switzerland V. Ireland 7 . 3 0 kick off

1 1 : 0 0 A M 1 2 : 0 0 PM
A
Meet w i t h Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness [Minister Cowen
to attend alsol Venue : Taoiseach's office

1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Lunch prior to Government meeting

Venue: Cabinet Ante Room

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Government Meeting
 0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM Meeting w i t h Ronnie Delaney
Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Meet w i t h SDLP delegation [Minister Cowen to attend also] Venue

: Meeting Room

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Unveil a special 2 0 0 4 commissioned painting by the Artist James

Hanley
Venue: Abbey Theatre

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 9 : 3 0 PM Keep free

Thursday. September 9

09:00 A M 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Prof. Brian Norton, DIT and t w o others

Venue: Meeting Room

09:30 A M 10:00 A M Meeting w i t h The Global Education Business Partnership (GEBP)

Venue: Italian Room

10:30 A M 1 1 : 0 0 A M Meeting w i t h Larry Dower

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

11:00 A M 1 1 : 3 0 A M Meeting w i t h Radiotherapy Delegation from Waterford. (Ref:

Deputy Ollie Wilkinson)
Venue: Meeting Room

11:30 A M 1 1 : 4 5 A M Deputy Ollie Wilkinson Venue: Taoiseach's Office

11:45 A M 11:45 A M Photograph w i t h Damien Lee

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

12:00 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Photocall to Launch the Young Social Innovators of the Year 2 0 0 5

Venue: Front Steps

12:15 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Courtesy Call from Japanese Employers Association Venue :

Sycamore Room

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Photocall to launch Jersey Day

Venue: Front Steps
 0 1 : 1 5 PM 0 1 : 1 5 PM Photocall w i t h the Ireland Homeless World Cup Soccer Team
Venue: Front Steps

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Cllr Pat Millea (Carlow) Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Hold for photograph Venue : Front Steps

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Sign Book of Condolence at the Russian Embassy Venue : 186

Orwell Road, Rathgar

A
0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Keep Free

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Officially open Joe Duffy Motors newly built premises

Venue: North Road, Exit5, M 5 0

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Dinner w i t h the Ireland America Economic Advisory Board

Venue : Farmleigh

Friday, September 10

09:00 AM 10:00 A M Keep free Venue : St Lukes

10:30 A M 10:30 A M Video Tribute to Bernard McGlinchey & Noel McGinley (ref olive)
Venue: St. Luke's

11:30 AM 11:30 A M Depart Dublin

1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Arrive Teeside Airport

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Prime Ministes Blair Venue : Prime Minister's home in

Sedgefield, England

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Depart Teeside Airport

 0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Arrive Dublin Airport

Saturday, September 11

Keep free

Retirement Function for Nashie Grady Venue : Beaumont House

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Officially open Clontarf Hockey Club

Venue: Mount Temple School, Malahide Road

Sunday, September 12

Keep free

0 1 : 2 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d All Ireland Hurling Final

Venue : Croke Park

Monday, September 13

Keep free

Tuesday, September 14

09:15 AM 09:45 AM Fianna Fail organisation meeting Venue : Party Rooms, Leinster
House

09:45 AM 09:45 AM Photograph w i t h Zambian High Commissioner to Namibia Venue :

Taoiseach's Office

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Phonecall from the President (incoming)

10:05 A M 1 0 : 0 5 A M Meeting w i t h Mr. Hank McKinneil, Chairman & CEO of Pfizer (and
t w o others)
Venue: Meeting Room

10:45 A M 1 1 : 1 5 A M Meeting w i t h Cllr. Tom Murphy

Venue: Taoiseach's Office
 11:15 A M 1 1 : 1 5 A M Meeting w i t h Michael Somers, National Treasury Management
Agency
Venue: Taoiseach's Office

11:40 A M 11:40 A M Michael Collins and Tim Dalton

1 2 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h Jack O'Connor and Brendan Hayes, SIPTU [Dermot

McCarthy to attend also]
Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Keep free

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dermot McCarthy Venue : St Lukes

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Phone call w i t h PM Blair (outgoing)

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 4 5 PM Official opening of Garda Siochana Boathouse & Gymnasium

Venue: Islandbridge, Dublin 8

Wednesday, September 15

09:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

10:00 A M 1 0 : 0 0 A M Photocall to launch Ireland's National Coffee Morning

Venue: Meeting Room

10:15AM 10:15AM Government Meeting

0 1 : 1 5 PM 0 1 : 1 5 PM Deputy John Ellis

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Courtesy call from the Mexican Ambassador to Ireland

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 1 : 4 5 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Minister of State Dick Roche

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Health Venue : Sycamore Room

 0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Keep free

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Launch book entitled "Croke Park - A History*

Venue: Croke Park

Thursday, September 18

Northern Ireland meetings, Leeds Castle, to commence at 2 . 0 0 p m

12:00 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Depart Dublin Airport

0 1 : 1 5 PM 0 1 : 1 5 PM Arrive Manston Airport, Kent

Friday, September 17

Northern Ireland meetings, Leeds Castle.

Saturday, September 18

Northern Ireland meetings, Leeds Castle (concluding at lunchtime)

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Guest of Honour at the 2 0 0 4 Paddy Power Irish Greyhound Derby

Final (incl dinner - first race 7.30)
Venue: Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium

Sunday, September 19

0 2 : 5 0 PM 0 2 : 5 0 PM Attend the All Ireland Senior Camogie Final

Venue: Croke Park

Monday, September 2 0

10:30 AM 11:15 A M Present the "Building for the Future" National Primary School
Awards
Venue: St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra
 11:30 A M 11:30 A M Open Enable Ireland's new premises
Venue: Phibsboro Shopping Centre

12:40 PM 0 1 : 1 5 PM Launch ICTU guidelines - Breastfeeding in the Workplace

Venue: Jurys Hotel, Parnell Square, Dublin 1

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Launch Greater Blanchardstown Chamber of Commerce Report

Venue: Q Centre, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 (beside Shopping
Centre)

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Officially Open Protim Bathroom's new showroom

Venue: M a y n o o t h Business Camp, Maynooth

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Interview w i t h RTE as part of a tribute programme for Brian Farrell

Venue : Meeting Room

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Host a Reception to thank the National Co-ordinating Committee of

the European Year of People w i t h Disability
Venue: Italian Room

0 8 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 3 0 PM Opening of Charleville Lawn Tennis Club

Venue: W h i t w o r t h Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

Tuesday, September 21

08:25 A M 08:25 A M Minister Joe Walsh

09:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

10:00 A M 10:00 AM Government Meeting

1 2:30 PM 0 1 : 1 5 PM Launch of the Disability Bill Venue : Alexander Hotel

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 5 0 PM Courtesy call from Mr. Michael Martin M.P. Speaker of the House
of Commons of the United Kingdom
Venue: Taoiseach's Office
 0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs Venue : Sycamore Room

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Photocall w i t h Dr. Philip Nolan, CEO Eircom & Joe M u r p h y , Inside

Government Magazine
Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 3 : 1 5 PM 0 3 : 1 5 PM Keep free from 3 . 1 5 onwards (departure for Listowel Races)

Wednesday, September 22

Listowel Races

Thursday, September 23

Listowel Races

0 9 : 3 0 A M 0 5 : 0 0 PM For Information : Organisation Workshop Meeting

Friday, September 2 4

11:00 A M 11:00 A M Sean O'Fearghail, T.D. Venue : Taoiseach's Office

11:15AM 11:15AM Maire Hoctor. T.D. Venue: Taoiseach's Office

11:30 A M 11:30 AM Sean Power, T.D. Venue : Taoiseach's Office

11:45 A M 11:45 AM Tony Dempsey, T.D. Venue : Taoiseach's Office

1 2 : 2 0 PM 1 2 : 2 0 PM Cllr Noreen Ryan (Limerick) Venue : Taoiseach's Office

1 2 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Keep free

Saturday, September 2 5

09:00 AM 09:30 AM Address Sports Conference

Venue: Royal College of Surgeons'

Sunday, September 2 6
 0 1 : 1 5 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d All Ireland Football Final
Venue : Croke Park

Monday, September 27

09:00 A M 09:30 AM Courtesy call w i t h Mr. Patrick Haren, CEO. Viridian Group Pic
Venue: St. Luke's

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Officially open "Euroweek 2 0 0 4 "

Venue: Rosmini School, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

10:30 A M 12:30 PM Hold

1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Photocall to launch Positive Ageing Week

Venue: St. Luke's or green area opposite

0 1 : 1 5 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Launch promotional video for the No Name Organisation

Venue: Croke Park

0 2 : 1 0 PM 0 2 : 4 0 PM Open Cancer Research and Postgraduate Education Centre

Venue: Eccles Street

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Launch the S W A N Youth Service and also visit St. Agatha's Hall
Venue : North Strand

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 5 : 4 5 PM
A
Present the Children of Ireland A w a r d s
Venue: RTE, Donnybrook,
Dublin 4 . BLACK TIE

0 6 : 1 5 PM 0 6 : 1 5 PM Opening of new premises of James F. O'Connor Jewellers Ltd.

Venue: 133 Harold's Cross Road, Dublin 6 W

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Tuesday, September 2 8

09:30 AM 10:15 AM Launch of new Luas Tallaght line Venue: Tallaght LUAS Terminal

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 10:35 A M 1 0 : 3 5 A M Depart City West by Helicopter (directly in front of Hotel, flying
time 25 mins), departure time flexible

11:20 A M 11:40 A M Drop into the National Ploughing Championships Headquarters at

the M o u n t Wolseley Hotel
Venue: Carlow (time flexible)

11:50 AM 11:50 AM Depart M o u n t Wolsley for Ploughing Championships (Heli)

1 2 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Officially open the National Ploughing Championships

Venue: T u l l o w , Co. Carlow

0 1 : 4 5 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Depart for Newcastle, (Heli)

0 2 : 2 0 PM 0 2 : 2 0 PM Open Irish Speaking Creche, Naoinra Chaisleain Nua

Venue: Newcastle, Tipperary

0 2 : 5 0 PM 0 2 : 5 0 PM Depart Newcastle for Clonmel ( 1 0 mins by car)

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Officially open new Enfer Scientific Limited new Microbiology

Laboratory facility
Venue: Carrigeen Industrial Estate, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Depart Clonmel Race Course for Dublin (Heli)

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Arrive Celtic Heliport, Knocksedan, Swords, Co Dublin.

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Keep free from 5 . 0 0 p m onwards

Wednesday, September 2 9

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Tanaiste

10:30 A M 10:30 A M Keep free from 1 0 . 3 0 onwards

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Possible Dail votes on revised sitting arrangements - time approx

0 3 : 2 0 PM 0 3 : 2 0 PM Assembly of the new Government Venue : Sycamore Room - time

approx - during 3 0 min adjournment
 0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Dail Motion for nomination of new members of the Government -
time approx - depends on votes

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Assembly of the new Government prior to departure for the Aras

Venue : Sycamore Room - time approx

0 7 : 1 5 PM 0 7 : 1 5 PM Appointment by the President of new members of the Government

Venue : Aras an Uachtarain - time approx

0 8 : 1 5 PM 0 8 : 1 5 PM Government meeting Venue : Aras an Uachtarain - time approx

Thursday, September 3 0

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

10:30 A M 10:30 A M Announcement by the Taoiseach before the Order of Business of

the appointment of Ministers

10:35 A M 10:35 A M Order of Business (start time approx)

12:00 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Record a message to mark the launch of Cork's European Capital

of Culture title (on autocue)
Venue: Meeting Room

12:30 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Photocall to promote Alzheimer's Hero Day

Venue: Govt. Bldgs.

0 1 : 1 5 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Address the UN Day for Older People Conference

Venue: Dublin Castle

0 2 : 4 0 PM 0 2 : 4 0 PM Short briefing on Northern Ireland Venue : Taoiseach's office

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h DUP delegation Venue : Sycamore Room

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Interview w i t h Six One Venue : Government Buildings

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Phone call w i t h EU Commissioner David Byrne (time flexible)

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 6 : 1 5 PM Keep free

0 6 : 1 5 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Fianna Fail Trustees Committee meeting Venue : Meeting Room

 0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM National Executive Venue : Leinster House

Friday, October 1

08:00 A M 08:00 AM Interview w i t h Eamon Dunphy, Newstalk 106 (by phone) St Lukes

09:15 A M 09:15 AM Depart Dublin (Beechcraft)

10:15AM 10:35 A M Re-launch Treasure Chest's refurbished premises

Venue: 3 1 / 3 3 William & Castle Street, Galway

10:50 A M 11:15 A M Visit National Children's Discovery Museum

Venue: Ballybrit Industrial Estate Upper, Ballybrit, Co. Galway

1 1 : 3 0 A M 1 2 : 1 0 PM Officially open new Galway Clinic

Venue: Doughiska, Galway

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Gillian Byrne & Mark Gallagher's Wedding followed by Reception in

Letterkenny
Venue: Donegal

0 8 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 3 0 PM Guest of Honour at a tribute to Cllr. Nicholas McCabe on his

retirement from Louth Council Council after 4 9 yrs Venue:
Fairways Hotel, Dundalk

Saturday, October 2

Sunday, October 3

0 2 : 3 5 PM 0 2 : 3 5 PM Attend TG4 All Ireland Ladies GAA Championship Final - Dublin v

Galway (throw in 3.10)
Venue: Croke Park

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Brief drop into the 2 5 t h Anniversary at the The Lourdes Day Care
Centre
Venue: Lr. Sean McDermott Street, Dublin 1

Monday, October 4
 0 1 : 1 5 PM 0 1 : 3 5 PM Visit the East Wall Sports Centre
Venue: East Wall, Dublin 3

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Open the Catherine McAuley Educaton & Research Centre

Venue: 4 1 - 4 8 Eccles Street

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Officially open the Drumcondra Education Centre new refurbished

computer training facility
Venue: Drumcondra, Dublin 9

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Briefing w i t h the President

0 5 : 4 5 PM 0 5 : 4 5 PM Deputy Pat Rabbitte Venue : Taoiseach's office

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Launch UNICEF Ireland Photography Book [Cecilia attending also]

Venue: Banking Hall, Westin Hotel, Westmoreland St

Tuesday, October 5

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 p . m . - 8 . 3 0 p.m.)

08:30 AM 09:00 AM Meeting w i t h all Ministers of State Venue : Sycamore Room

09:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government Meeting

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM DSil Preparation

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business
 0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting
Venue: Leinster House

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h John McGuinness

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 1 5 PM A t t e n d IBEC Joint Business Council Meeting

Venue: The Berkeley Court Hotel

Wednesday, October 6

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 a.m. - 8 . 3 0 p.m.)

09:00 AM 10:30 AM D3il Preparation

10:30 A M 1 0 : 5 1 A M Leaders Questions

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

11:36 A M 11:36 AM Order of Business

1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 5 0 PM Gerry Hickey (straight after Order of Business)

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Depart Government Buildings

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Depart Dublin for Dubai (Flying time 7 hrs 2 0 mins)

Thursday, October 7

ASEM V Venue : Vietnam (trip to include Bahrain, Malaysia and

Singapore)

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 a.m. - 4 . 4 5 p.m.)

01:20 AM 01:20 AM Arrive Dubai (Local time) ( Ireland + 4 Hrs)

02:00 AM 02:00 AM Depart Dubai for Hanoi (flying time 6hrs 30mins) (local time)

11:30 A M 11:30 A M Arrive Hanoi (local time)

Friday, October 8

ASEM V Venue : Vietnam (trip to include Bahrain, Malaysia and

Singapore)

Saturday, October 9

ASEM V Venue : Vietnam (trip to include Bahrain, Malaysia and

Singapore)

World Cup Qualifier (Away) France V. Ireland

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Depart Hanoi for Ho Chi Minh City (local time) (Flying time 1 hr 4 0
mins)

0 3 : 4 0 PM 0 3 : 4 0 PM Arrive Ho Chi Mihn City (local time)

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Depart Ho Chi Minh City for Kuala Lampur (flying time 1 hr 30mins)

1 0 : 0 0 PM 1 0 : 0 0 PM Arrive Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Sunday, October 10

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Monday, October 11

Visit to Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia & Bahrain

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Depart Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for Singapore (flying time 35 mins)

0 7 : 3 5 PM 0 7 : 3 5 PM Arrive Singapore

Tuesday, October 12

For Information; Government meeting, Order of Business, Leaders

Questions and Party meeting going ahead as scheduled. Tanaiste
taking 0 0 B and Leaders Questions

0 8 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 3 0 PM Depart Singapore for Bahrain, (flying time 7 hrs 5 0 mins)

 11:30 PM 1 1 : 3 0 PM Arrive Bahrain

Wednesday, October 13

World Cup Qualifier (Home) Ireland V. Faroe Islands

Dail business as usual. T6naiste taking OOB and Leaders

Questions.

Thursday, October 1 4

Visit to Bahrain

Dail business as usual. Tanaiste taking OOB.

Friday, October 15

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Depart Bahrain for Dublin (flying time 7 hrs 2 5 mins)

Saturday, October 16

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Lunch w i t h UN Secretary General. Kofi Annan Venue : Farmleigh

0 8 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Attend Whitehall Colmcille GAA Club 50th Anniversary Dinner

Dance. Dress Blacktie
Venue: Jury's Hotel
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Sunday, October 17

1 2 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Attend Fianna FSil Annual Wolfe Tone Commemoration

Venue: Bodenstown, Co. Kildare (time approx)

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Attend International Compromise Rules Game - Ireland V. Australia

Venue: Croke Park

Monday, October 18

A
0 9 : 0 0 A M 1 2 : 3 0 PM Hold

12:45 PM 01:15 PM S w e a r i n g in c e r e m o n y (Fidelma M a c k e n ) V e n u e : A r a s an

Uachtarain

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Launch new Commerical Court

Venue: High Court, Bow Street

0 2 : 1 5 PM 0 2 : 4 5 PM Open the Moore Street Plaza & J u r y ' s Inn Hotel

Venue: Moore Street

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Private Meeting Venue : Taoiseach's office

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h President Designate of the European Commission

Barroso Venue : Government Buildings

0 8 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d Fianna Fail President's National Golf Trophy Competition

Venue: K-Club

Tuesday, October 19

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 p.m. - 8 . 3 0 p.m.)

Pann 1
 09:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste
Venue: Taoiseach's Office

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Government Meeting

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Short meeting w i t h Government Chief Whip (time approx. - straight

after Cabinet)

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM DSil Prepartion

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 1 0 PM 0 5 : 1 5 PM Meet w o m e n ' s group w i t h Senator Terry Leyden Venue : Bar,

Leinster House (time approx - after Order of Business)

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

Wednesday, October 2 0

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 a.m. - 8 . 3 0 p.m.)

09:00 AM 10:30 AM DSil Preparation

10:30 A M 1 0 : 5 1 A M Leaders Questions

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

11:36 A M 1 1 : 3 6 A M Order of Business

1 2 : 1 0 PM 12:25 PM Brief meeting w i t h Paul Murphy Venue: Leinster House (Straight

after Order of Business)
 1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Photocall w i t h Mr. Fernando Sanchex Arias, President, Junior
Chamber International
Venue: Govt. Bldgs.

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h delegation from Central Fisheries Board

Venue: Meeting Room

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h Donal Geaney, Chairman, National Pension Reserve

Fund Commission IMary Doyle to attend also] Venue: Taoiseach's
Office

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPPs

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Speak in the Dail on the kidnapping of Margaret Hussan in Iraq

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion

Thursday, October 21

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 a.m. - 4 . 4 5 p.m.)

09:00 AM 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Stanley and O'Reilly Family re: Belturbet Bombings.
Venue: Meeting Room

09:30 A M 11:00 A M Bi-Lateral, Michael McDowell, Minister for Justice, Equality and
Law Reform

1 1 : 0 0 A M 1 2 : 3 0 PM Bi-Lateral, Noel Dempsey, Minister for Communications, Marine and

Natural Resources

1 2 : 4 0 PM 1 2 : 4 0 PM Drop in to a reception for Special Olympics Ireland Venue : Italian

Room

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Meet w i t h Geraldine Finucane & family (incl Peter Madden) Venue

Meeting Room

0 2 : 1 0 PM 0 2 : 1 5 PM Brief greeting of Palestinian Foreign Minister Venue : Taoiseach's

Office

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Keep free : paperwork JB

 0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Bi-Lateral, Micheal Martin, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and
Employment

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Officially open Neighbourhoold Youth Project II premises

Venue: Bridgewater Hall, Summerhill Parade, D1

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Hold - meeting in St Lukes

Friday, October 2 2

Keep free

Saturday, October 23

Keep Free

Sunday, October 2 4

Keep Free

0 1 : 5 0 PM 0 1 : 5 0 PM Attend International Compromise Rules Game - Ireland V. Australia

(throw in 2.10)
Venue: Croke Park

0 4 : 4 0 PM 0 4 : 4 0 PM A t t e n d FAI Cup Final -

Longford T o w n V Waterford United (kick off 4.45)
Venue: Lansdowne Road

Monday, October 25

BANK HOLIDAY

Keep Free

Tuesday, October 26

Keep Free (apart from t w o entries)

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 0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Minister for Finance Venue: St Lukes

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Attorney General Venue: St Lukes

Wednesday, October 27

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

09:15 AM 09:15 AM Meeting w i t h the Tanaiste and the Minister for Finance Venue
Taoiseach's Office ^

09:40 AM 09:40 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

10:00 A M 10:00 AM Government Meeting

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Government Chief Whip (time approx - straight after Government)

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail preparation

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 0 6 PM 0 4 : 0 6 PM Question Time

0 4 : 5 1 PM 0 4 : 5 1 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 2 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Deputy John Bruton

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Health

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Attend Dublin Ard Comhairle

Venue: Party Rooms

Thursday, October 28

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

 11:00 A M 11:00 AM Minister for Education and Science Venue : Taoiseach's Office A
11:30 AM 11:30 AM Deputy Peter Power Venue : Taoiseach's Office

11:45 A M 1 1 : 4 5 A M Senator Maurice Hayes Venue : Taoiseach's Office

12:00 PM 1 2 : 0 5 PM Brief meeting w i t h Ms. Maureen Cahill & her mother Mary
Venue: Taoiseach's Office

1 2 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Launch of Publications on the European Constitution Venue : Press

Centre

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Photograph 1 : A w a r d for the Taoiseach's role during the European

Year for People w i t h a Disability

0 1 : 4 0 PM 0 1 : 4 0 PM Photograph 2 : Loyola M a r y m o u n t University Rugby Team during

their visit to Ireland

0 1 : 5 0 PM 0 1 : 5 0 PM Photograph 3 : Richard Campbell presenting copy of his book

"Excellence Ireland"

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 4 0 PM Presentation by the N T M A (incl PowerPoint presentation) Venue

Sycamore Room

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Bi-Lateral, Dermot Ahern, Minister for Foreign Affairs

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Minister for Transport Venue : Taoiseach's Office

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM National Executive Venue : Leinster House

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Depart for Rome (flight 2hrs 50mins)

11:20 PM 1 1 : 2 0 PM Arrive Rome (Local time)

Friday, October 2 9

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 Signing Ceremony for the Treaty establishing a European
Constitution Venue : Rome

Overnight in Rome

Saturday, October 3 0

1 2 : 3 0 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Depart Rome (local time)

0 2 : 2 0 PM 0 2 : 2 0 PM Arrive Dublin

0 7 : 1 0 PM 0 7 : 3 5 PM
A
Present a Lifetime Achievement A w a r d to Maureen O'Hara before
the Irish Film & TV A w a r d s [DRESS: BLACKTIE)
Venue: Burlington Hotel

0 8 : 0 0 PM 1 0 : 0 0 PM Attend The Star/Waterford Crystal GAA Awards [DRESS: LOUNGE

SUIT]
Venue: Croke Park

Sunday, October 3 1

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Officially open St. Colmcilles G.F.C. new Clubhouse

Venue: Balheary Road, Swords

M o n d a y , November 1

1 0 : 0 0 A M 1 2 : 0 0 PM HOLD

10:30 A M 11:00 AM Meeting w i t h a delegation from St. Vincent's Parents Support

Group
Venue: St. Luke's

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Working Lunch w i t h the Hong Kong Chief Secretary Venue :

Sycamore Room

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 4 5 PM Short meeting w i t h t w o visitors from the Japanese Centre for

International Finance Venue : Meeting Room

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Bilateral, Dick Roche, Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local

Government
 0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Bilateral, Mary Hanafin, Minister for Education and Science

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Bilateral, Willie O'Dea, Minister for Defence

Tuesday, November 2

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 8 . 3 0 P.M.

07:45 AM 08:30 A M Private

09:55 AM 09:55 AM Minister McDowell Venue: Ante Room

10:00 A M 1 0 : 0 0 A M Government Meeting

12:00 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h members of the family of Margaret Hassan Venue

Sycamore Room (time approx)

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Prepartion

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

Wednesday, November 3

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

09:00 AM 10:30 A M Dail Preparation

10:30 A M 1 0 : 5 1 A M Leaders Questions

 10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

11:36 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business

1 2 : 3 0 PM 12:40 PM Minister of State Frank Fahey (after Order of Business) Venue

Taoiseach's Office

0 1 : 1 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Interview w i t h the N e w s of the World Venue : Taoiseach's office

0 1 : 4 5 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Attorney General

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 4 0 PM Meeting w i t h David Trimble, UUP Venue : Taoiseach's Office

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Launch UCD's 1 5 0 t h Anniversary Celebrations

Venue: UCD

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Address the European Foundation Forum 2 0 0 4 entitled "Living to

Work - Working to Live"
Venue: Dublin Castle

Thursday, November 4

European Council, Brussels

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

0 9 : 0 0 A M 0 1 : 0 0 PM Keep free

0 1 : 4 5 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Depart Dublin

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Arrive Brussels (local time)

Friday, November 5

European Council, Brussels

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Depart Brussels, tbc

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 0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Arrive Dublin

0 7 : 4 5 PM 0 8 : 4 5 PM Attend Gaelic Players Association Gala Night. Dress: Blacktie

Venue: Citywest Hotel

Saturday, November 6

Sunday, November 7

Monday, November 8

09:30 AM 09:30 AM Keep Free, St Lukes

11:00 A M 11:30 AM Present diplomas & certificates to graduates of training courses at

the Teagasc College of A m e n i t y Horticulture Venue: Botanic
Gardens

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Lunch w i t h Governor of Central Bank John Hurley. Venue; Central

Bank

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Rev. Jesse Jackson Venue : Taoiseach's office

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Briefing w i t h the President Venue : Aras an Uachtarain

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Present Staff of A r n o t t s Certificates

Venue: Arnotts, Henry Street, Dublin 1

0 6 : 1 5 PM 0 6 : 5 0 PM Address to University Philosophical Society, Trinity College Dublin

0 7 : 4 5 PM 0 7 : 4 5 PM Drop in to the Tidy Districts Reception

Venue: Mansion House

Tuesday, November 9

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 09:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste
Venue: Taoiseach's Office

10:00 A M 1 0 : 0 0 A M Government Meeting

12:00 PM 12:00 PM Government Chief Whip [immediately following Cabinet!

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM D3il Prepartion

* 0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting (Film crew present for 10 mins, no

sound)
Venue: Leinster House

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Senator Labhras O Murchu

0 7 : 1 0 PM 0 7 : 1 0 PM Record short piece to camera w i t h TG4 (in English) on Christmas

memories Venue : Meeting Room

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Launch book about Maureen Potter by Deirdre Purcell

Venue: Gaiety Theatre

Wednesday. November 10

09:00 AM 10:30 A M Dail Preparation

10:30 A M 10:51AM Leaders Questions

10:51AM 11:36 A M Question Time

11:36 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business

 12:10 PM 0 1 : 1 0 PM Dail Statements on EU Council (Taoiseach x 15 mins, Opposition 3
x 15 mins]

0 1 : 1 5 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d lunch for prize winners of Charity Ball

Venue: Members Restaurant, Leinster House

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Keep free including possible demonstration on eCabinet at 3 . 0 0 p m

in Cabinet Room

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Bi-Lateral, Brian C o w e n , Minister for Finance

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 1 5 PM Rehearsal for Presidential Inauguration Venue: Dublin Castle

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Keep free : Cecilia's book launch [Protocol in attendance] Venue

Guinness Hopstore

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Guest of Honour at the Institute of European Affairs celebratory

dinner [Dress: Blacktie]
Venue: North Great Georges Street

Thursday, November 11

09:00 AM 09:20 AM Address Symposium on LRC's Strategy Framework for 2 0 0 5 to

2010
Venue: Croke Park

10:00 A M 10:30 AM Interview w i t h the Irish Times on the 10th anniversary of Fianna
Fail leadership
Venue : St. Lukes

11:35 A M 11:35 A M Taoiseach arrives at Inauguration Ceremony Venue: State

Apartments, Dublin Castle

12:00 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Taoiseach commences ceremony

12:35 PM 1 2 : 3 5 PM Ceremony concludes followed by photocall and greeting of

schoolchildren

1 2 : 5 0 PM 1 2 : 5 0 PM Depart Dublin Castle for Lunch in Aras an Uachtarain

 0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Lunch at Aras an Uachtarain

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Taoiseach departs Aras an Uachtarain for Government Buildings

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Interview w i t h RTE's Week in Politics on the 10th anniversary of

Fianna Fail leadership Venue : Dining Room

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Interview w i t h T V 3 ' s Party Politics on the 10th anniversary of

Fianna Fail leadership
Venue : Meeting Room

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Reception for members of the Government (and former Ministers

Walsh and Smith) Venue: Sycamore Room

0 6 : 4 5 PM 0 6 : 4 5 PM Taoiseach arrives at State Reception Venue: Dublin Castle

0 9 : 5 0 PM 0 9 : 5 0 PM Taoiseach bids farewell to President and Dr. McAleese

Friday, November 12

09:15 AM 09:15 AM Depart Dublin Airport (Beechcraft)

10:00 A M 10:00 AM Arrive Shannon

10:30 A M 11:15 AM Visit Mary Immaculate College, South Circular Road, Limerick

11:45 A M 1 2 : 3 0 PM Turn the sod at the site of Aughinish Alumina's new combined heat
& power plant (CHP)
Venue: Askeaton, Limerick

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 4 5 PM Launch E-net Ireland's Management Service entity, Roxboro

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Officially open new University Bridge

Venue: Limerick

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Address the Shannon & District Chamber of Commerce

Venue: O a k w o o d Arms Hotel, Shannon

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Depart Shannon for Galway (Beechcraft, 3 0 min flight)

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 0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Senior Executives of Medtronic
Venue: Ballybrit, Co. Galway

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Visit the Ballybane Neighbourhood Village

Venue: Ballybane, Co. Galway

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 2 0 PM Brief Meeting w i t h Galway City RAPID Programme

Venue: Galway

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Connaught Ard Comhairle Venue : Great Southern Hotel, Galway

0 8 : 3 0 PM 1 0 : 3 0 PM Guest of Honour at Cumann de Barra 50th Anniversary Gala

Banquet

Venue: Great Southern Hotel, Galway

1 0 : 3 0 PM 1 0 : 3 0 PM Depart Galway (Beechcraft)

11:15PM 11:15PM Arrive Dublin

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Saturday, November 13

1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Sign Book of Condolence on the death of Yasser Arafat Venue

Mansion House

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Attend the Ireland v South Africa Rugby Match (kick off 2.45)
Venue: Lansdowne Road

Sunday, November 14

11:00 A M 11:00 A M Attend Stoneybatter & Area Senior Citizens Association Annual
Mass
Venue: Arbour Hill

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Attend Feile Rince Corpus Christi

Venue: Corpus Christi Hall, Home Farm Road, Drumcondra, Dublin
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Monday, November 15
 0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Open New Information Centre for Dublin's Cultural Quarter
Venue: Temple Bar

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Briefing and dinner for London based media regarding the

Presidency Venue : Farmleigh

Tuesday, April 2 0

09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting w i t h TanSiste

Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 A M 10:00 AM Government Meeting

Venue: Farmleigh

1 2 : 1 5 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Meet Iranian Foreign Minister Venue: Farmleigh

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Open new Swords Fingal Chamber of Commerce Office

Venue: Carnegie Court Complex, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Keep free

0 9 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d retirement function for Aidan O'Murchu Venue: Jackson

Court Hotel, Harcourt Street

Wednesday, April 2 1

Extra Dail sitting ( 1 0 . 3 0 a m to 6 . 3 0 p m - legislation only)

11:30 AM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Meeting of the IGC group

Venue: Meeting Room

12:30 PM 1 2 : 4 0 PM Speak in the Dail on the 27th Amendment to the Constitution

1 2 : 5 5 PM 1 2 : 5 5 PM Minister De Valera

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 10:30 AM 11:00 A M Meeting w i t h Mr. John S n o w , Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and
delegation
Venue: St. Luke's

11:15AM 11:15AM Meeting w i t h Noel Beecher

Venue: St. Lukes

0 1 : 1 5 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM
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Judicial appointments (1 Supreme Court, 4 High Court) in Aras an
Uachtarain

0 2 : 1 5 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Officiate at FAS National Craft Certificate A w a r d s

Venue: Croke Park

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Northern Ireland briefing w i t h Ministers Ahern and M c D o w e l l , AG

and officials Venue : St Lukes

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h Seamus Cullimore

a
Meeting w i t h Gerry B a r r e t t ^ ^ ^ ^ p ) Venue : St Lukes

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Venue : St Lukes

0 7 : 4 5 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Guest of Honour at the 4 7 t h Texaco Sportstars Awards Ceremony

(Dress : Blacktie]
Venue: Burlington Hotel

Tuesday, November 16

09:30 A M 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

10:00 A M 1 0 : 0 0 A M Government Meeting

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

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 0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Prepartion

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 1 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Courtesy Call from the Vice Premier of China Venue : Taoiseach's

Office (time approx - after OoB and before PP)

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Address the Opening Ceremony of the 4 t h World Conference for

Cancer Organisations
Venue: Burlington Hotel

0 8 : 1 5 PM 0 9 : 1 5 PM A t t e n d half time refreshments and 2nd half of International Soccer

Friendly Ireland V. Croatia Venue : Lansdowne Road

Wednesday, November 17

09:00 AM 10:30 AM Dail Preparation

10:30 A M 10:51AM Leaders Questions

10:51AM 11:36 AM Question Time

11:36 A M 1 1 : 3 6 A M Order of Business

12:10 PM 1 2 : 1 0 PM Minister McDowell (straight after Order of Business)

1 2 : 2 0 PM 1 2 : 2 0 PM Record t w o short pieces t o camera (on autocue) for (i) Share a

Dream Foundation and (ii) Kevin Heffernan Venue : Meeting Room

12:30 PM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Telephone Interview ( 1 0 mins) w i t h Ken Murray, INN on the 10th

anniversary of Fianna Fail leadership

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 0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 1 5 PM Short meeting w i t h Louis Ronan, CEO, Enfer Micro Laboratories Ltd
Venue : Taoiseach's Office

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 4 5 PM Cabinet Committee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPPs (to

continue after the Taoiseach departs at 2 . 4 5 p m )

0 2 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Sinn Fein IMinister Ahern to attend also] Venue

Taoiseach's office

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Health

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Keep free : paperwork

0 7 : 4 5 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d News of the World Spirit of Ireland A w a r d s

Venue: Radisson Hotel

Thursday, November 18

09:30 A M 11:00 AM Bi-Lateral, John O'Donoghue, Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism

11:00 A M 11:30 A M Minister for Finance and Minister for Transport Venue : Taoiseach's
Office

1 1 : 3 0 A M 0 1 : 0 0 PM Bi-Lateral, Martin Cullen, Minister for Transport

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 2 0 PM Launch of Bank of Ireland Affordable Housing Product Venue :

Bank of Ireland Headquarters, Lr Baggot Street (time approx)

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Bilateral, Mary Coughlan, Minister for Agriculture and Food

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Photograph w i t h Ronan Lyons and group re Horizons Expo Venue

Meeting Room

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Bi-Lateral, Rory Brady, Attorney General

0 5 : 1 0 PM 0 5 : 1 0 PM Government Chief Whip

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 1 5 PM Meeting w i t h deputation from the Western Regional Assembly

Venue: Sycamore Room

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 0 6 : 1 5 PM 0 7 : 1 5 PM Keep free : paperwork

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 3 0 PM Guest of Honour at the Export Industry Awards 2 0 0 4 [Dress:

Blacktie]
Venue: Royal Hospital Kilmainham

Friday, November 19

08:05 AM 08:05 AM Interview w i t h Eamon Dunphy, N e w s Talk 106 (over phone from
Ceremonial Suite).

08:35 AM 08:35 AM Depart Dublin Airport by Lear Jet for Guernsey

09:45 AM 09:45 AM Arrive Guernsey

1 0 : 1 5 A M 0 2 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d British Irish Council

0 2 : 2 0 PM 0 2 : 2 0 PM Depart Guernsey by Lear Jet for RAF Northolt

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Arrive RAF Northolt and transfer by car to the Irish Embassy

0 6 : 1 5 PM 0 8 : 1 5 PM Accept an Award for Ireland's EU Presidency from The European

Economics and Financial Centre Venue : University of London

0 9 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Depart RAF Northolt by Government Jet

1 0 : 0 0 PM 1 0 : 0 0 PM Arrive Dublin Airport

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Saturday, November 2 0

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d Ogra FF Y o u t h Conference

A
Venue: Slieve Russell Hotel, Cavan

0 7 : 1 5 PM 0 7 : 4 5 PM A t t e n d CARI Foundation Pre Dinner Reception [Dress : Blacktie]

Venue: Jury's Hotel

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 0 8 : 1 5 PM 0 8 : 1 5 PM Guest of Honour at the 0'Neill$/TG4 Ladies G A A All Star A w a r d s
[Dress : Blacktie] [formalities completed by 9.00approx]
Venue: C i t y w e s t Hotel

Sunday, November 2 1

11:15AM 12:15 PM Meeting w i t h Mark Durkan, SDLP Government Buildings

1 2 : 4 0 PM 12:45 PM Photocall at opening of Smithfield on Ice

Venue: Smithfield {timing approx.)

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Officiate at the Launch of the Unlimited Potential Programme

Venue: Macro Centre, Green Street/King Street, Dublin 7

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Guest of Honour at the formal opening of a new branch of

permanent tsb Venue: 3 0 0 Lower Rathmines Road

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Cabinet Committee on Aer Lingus Venue : Sycamore Room

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Bilateral meeting, Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Officially open W e s t m a n s t o w n Sports Centre Refurbished Club

Venue: W e s t m a n s t o w n , Clonsilla, Dublin 15

Tuesday, November 23

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 10.30 P.M.)

09:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Government Meeting

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 0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM D£il Prepartion

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

0 8 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Depart Dublin Airport for RAF Northolt

0 9 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Arrive RAF Northolt and transfer to hotel

Wednesday, November 2 4

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 1 0 . 0 0 P.M.)

08:30 AM 08:30 A M Meeting w i t h DUP Leader, Ian Paisley Venue : Irish Embassy,
London

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Meeting w i t h Sinn Fein Venue : Irish Embassy, London

10:45 A M 11:15 A M Short briefing w i t h Ministers on Northern Ireland matters Venue

Irish Embassy, London

11:30 A M 1 2 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Prime Minister Blair Venue : Downing Street

0 1 : 1 5 PM 0 1 : 1 5 PM Depart RAF Northolt

0 2 : 1 5 PM 0 2 : 1 5 PM Arrive Dublin Airport and transfer to Government Buildings

0 2 : 4 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Bi-Lateral. Eamon O Cuiv, Minister for Community, Rural and

Gaeltacht Affairs (start t o be delayed)

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 1 5 PM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM TV interview w i t h RTE

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 0 5 : 1 5 PM 0 5 : 1 5 PM TV interview w i t h Sky and record short piece to mark 21 years of
Morning Ireland Venue : Courtyard

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 4 0 PM Courtesy call from delegation led by Mr. Amir Peretz, Chairperson

of the Israeli Federation of Labour

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Photograph w i t h Cllr. Dave McCarthy

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 0 0 PM Officially open Whelan Corcoran Smith new offices

Venue: A p p e l w o o d Village, Swords, Co. Dublin

Thursday, November 2 5

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

08:50 AM 09:30 AM Deliver the Keynote Address at the Public Affairs Ireland
Conference on Better Regulation Venue: The Shelbourne Hotel

10:00 A M 11:30 A M Bi-Lateral, Seamus Brennan, Minister for Social and Family Affairs

11:30 A M 11:30 A M Deputy Jim Glennon

12:00 PM 1 2 : 4 5 PM Meeting w i t h delegation from Justice for the Forgotten Venue

Sycamore Room

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Senator John Hanafin

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Ministers Ahern and M c D o w e l l and AG plus officials (light lunch

provided) Venue : Meeting Room

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Photograph w i t h St Flannan's Community College, Ennis (facility

used during the Presidency) Venue : Meeting Room

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Deputy John Cregan

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Minister of State Batt O'Keeffe

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 0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Keep free : paperwork

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Deputy G.V. Wright

0 7 : 0 5 PM 0 7 : 0 5 PM Phone call w i t h Prime Minister Blair (outgoing)

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 3 0 PM Present the A w a r d s at the Sunday Times Power 100 Index event

Venue: The Burlington Hotel

Friday, November 2 6

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 3 . 0 0 P.M.)

09:25 AM 09:25 AM Depart Dublin Airport

09:55 AM 09:55 AM Arrive Eglington Airport, Derry

11:00 A M 11:45 AM Open new nursing studies facilites at Letterkenny Institute of

Technology
Venue: Letterkenny

1 2 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h the Fianna Fail CDC

Venue: Letterkenny

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Officially open new extension at the Mount Errigal Hotel

Venue: Ballyraine, Letterkenny

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h delegation from the Letterkenny Chamber of

Commerce & Industry
- Venue: M o u n t Errigal Hotel

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Letterkenny T o w n Council & Donegal County Council

Venue: M o u n t Errigal Hotel

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Launch Cashel na Cor, Learning Disability Centre

Venue: Buncranca

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM Depart Derry

0 5 : 1 5 PM 0 5 : 1 5 PM Arrive Dublin Airport

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 0 7 : 4 5 PM 0 7 : 4 5 PM A t t e n d the Vodafone GAA All Star A w a r d s Banquet. Dress:
Blacktie
Venue: Citywest Hotel

Saturday, November 2 7

0 5 : 1 5 PM 0 5 : 1 5 PM A t t e n d Ireland v Argentina Rugby Match (kick off 5.30)

Venue: Lansdowne Road

Sunday, November 2 8

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Turn on Christmas Lights at Omnipark Shopping Centre (no

protocol or speech)
Venue: Santry, Dublin 9

Monday, November 2 9

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Launch book entitled "The Chosen Ones" - A History of the G A A

All-Stars
Venue: Westin Hotel, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2

0 7 : 1 5 PM 0 8 : 1 5 PM A t t e n d function for Dublin GAA County Board Venue: Croke Park

Tuesday, November 3 0

DAIL SITTING (2.30 P . M . - 1 0 . 3 0 P.M.)

07:45 AM 08:30 AM Private

09:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

10:00 A M 10:00 AM Government Meeting

1 2 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Meeting w i t h Gerry Adams & Martin McGuinness (Ministers

McDowell and A h e m to attend] Venue: Taoiseach's Office

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 0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM DSil Prepartion

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Photograph w i t h Mountmellick T o w n Council Venue : Meeting

Room

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Drop in to a pre-reception for a Fianna Fail dinner hosted by

Senator Mary White Venue: Berkeley Court Hotel

Wednesday, December 1

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 1 2 . 0 0 A . M . )

08:00 AM 08:00 AM Government Meeting

09:00 AM 10:30 AM Dail Preparation

10:30 AM 10:51AM Leaders Questions

10:51AM 11:36 AM Question Time

M :36 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Briefing on financial resolutions w i t h Liam Murphy and Niamh

Campbell, D/Finance Venue : Taoiseach's Office

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Vote on Private Members Business

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Record party political broadcast on the Budget Venue : Department

of Finance

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 0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Budget speech by the Minister for Finance (followed by main

opposition spokespersons)

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 4 5 PM Media interviews : SKY, INN and RTE Morning Ireland (time approx)

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Keep free : Take one financial resolution in the Dail on behalf of

the Minister for Finance (time very approx - after sos)

Thursday, December 2

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 7 . 3 0 P.M.)

10:00 A M 10:00 A M Briefing on the Order of Business

10:30 A M 10:30 A M Order of Business

11:00 A M 11:00 A M Attend Dail debate on the Budget (speaking first for 3 0 mins
approx) [followed by opposition leaders]

1 2 : 4 5 PM 12:45 PM Photocall w i t h party leaders to promote the MEAS Designated

Driver Campaign Venue : Plinth, Leinster House (exact time
depends on debate)

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 2 0 PM Meeting w i t h Prof. Ferdinand von Prondzynski, DCU

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 5 0 PM Meeting w i t h US Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham

Venue : Taoiseach's office

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Senator Camillus Glynn

0 2 : 4 0 PM 0 2 : 4 0 PM Minister of State Tony Killeen

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Keep free : paperwork

Friday, December 3

1 2 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Keep free : paperwork

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Phone call (incoming) w i t h Prime Minister Balkenende Venue : St

Lukes

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 0 7 : 0 0 PM 1 1 : 5 9 PM A t t e n d Cairde Fail Dinner
Venue: City West

Saturday, December 4

Sunday, December 5
VI-
Drop in to Fitzgibbon St Garda & St. A g a t h a ' s Youth Development
Group Senior Citizens Party (between 2pm & 6pm) Venue: Croke
Park

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1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Phone call from PM Blair (incoming)

0 1 : 2 0 PM 0 1 : 4 0 PM Photocall for key hand-over of the new Restaurant facilities

Venue: Dublin Zoo, Phoenix Park

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Officially open Stewarts Hospital new 'Coach House'

Venue: Palmerstown Village

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 1 5 PM Photocall to launch the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty

to Animals Christmas campaign Venue : Government Buildings

0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Perform the 'Dublin' Launch of Talbot Hotel

Venue: 9 0 Merrion Square, Dublin 2

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Launch 2 0 0 4 version of book ' A Season of Sundays'

Venue: Clarence Hotel, Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

0 8 : 2 0 PM 0 8 : 4 5 PM For Information : Drop into Faugh's GAA Club Annual Social

Evening
Venue: Wellington Lane, Dublin 6W

Tuesday, December 7

DAIL SITTING ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 1 0 . 3 0 P.M.)

09:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

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 10:00 AM 10:00 A M Government Meeting

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d the switching on of the Christmas Tree Lights

Venue: Leinster Lawn

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Meeting between the Minister for Justice and the Garda

Representative Association (Taoiseach to drop in)
Venue: Sycamore Room

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

0 3 : 2 0 PM 0 3 : 2 0 PM Deputy Peter Power Venue : Taoiseach's office

0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM Dail Prepartion

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 1 5 PM 0 5 : 1 5 PM Phone call w i t h Prime Minister Blair

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

0 7 : 3 0 PM 0 7 : 3 0 PM Fianna Fail National Draw

Venue: Grafton Suite II, Westbury Hotel

0 8 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 3 0 PM Drop in to the Liberty Senior Citizens Association Venue: The

•• Mansion House (time approx - after FF Draw)

Wednesday, December 8

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 1 0 . 3 0 P.M.)

Belfast Programme. 1 . 5 0 p m ; depart Dublin. 2 . 2 0 p m . Arrive Belfast

City Airport. 2.45 meet w i t h PM Blair. 3 . 1 5 Press Conference.
4 . 2 5 p m . Depart Belfast. 4 . 5 5 p m , Arrive Dublin.

1 0 : 3 0 A M 10:51 A M Leaders Questions ITANAISTE]

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 10:51 A M 1 1 : 3 6 A M Question Time ITO BE POSTPONED]

11:36 A M 1 1 : 3 6 A M Order of Business [TANAISTE]

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM [GOING AHEAD IN THE TAOISEACH'S ABSENCE] Cabinet

Committee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPP's

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 8 : 3 0 PM Address dinner for the CEOs of Commercial Semi State Companies

Venue : Four Seasons, Ballsbridge

0 9 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Drop in to the Irish N e w s of the World Christmas Party

Venue: The Mansion House (timing prov)

Thursday, December 9

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 5 . 4 5 P.M.)

10:50 A M 11:00 AM Attorney General Venue : Taoiseach's Office

11:15 A M 1 2 : 1 5 PM Cabinet Sub-Committee on Aer Lingus Venue : Sycamore Room

1 2 : 3 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Launch book entitled " A National Guide to Local Politics'

Venue: Freemason's Hall, Molesworth St

0 1 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 0 0 PM Address meeting of EU Heads of Mission Venue : Government

Buildings

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Meeting w i t h Cork 2 0 0 5 Programme Team

Venue: Meeting Room

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 0 2 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 1 5 PM Meeting w i t h the Foreign Press Association Venue : Sycamore
Room

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 5 0 PM Receiving Honorary fellowship from Institute of Incorporated Public

Accountants
Venue: Meeting Room

0 4 : 2 5 PM 0 4 : 2 5 PM Photo w i t h M a t t h e w Courtright (Press Office)

Venue: Taoiseach's Office (time flexible)

0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 5 : 0 0 PM Drop in to Information Society Commission Reception

Venue: Italian R'oom

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 1 5 PM Address to IBEC ICT gathering Venue : Baggot Street

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Fianna Fail Finance Committee meeting Venue : Meeting Room

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM National Executive followed by drinks in the Italian Room Venue

Leinster House

Friday, December 10

09:30 AM 10:30 A M Briefing w i t h the President

10:30 AM 1 2 : 0 0 PM A t t e n d IFSC Annual Christmas Lunch

Venue: Dublin Castle

10:30 AM 1 2 : 3 0 PM Keep free : Paperwork

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Keep free : Paperwork

0 8 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 3 0 PM Keep free : Private

Saturday, December 11

0 8 : 3 0 PM 0 8 : 5 0 PM Drop in to the Beaumont Residents' Association Senior Citizens

Christmas Party Venue: Artane Beaumont Recreation Centre (time
prov)

Sunday, December 12

Monday, December 13

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 0 4 : 0 0 PM 0 4 : 0 0 PM Senator David Norris Venue : Taoiseach's office

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 5 0 PM Drop in to event for the Social Partners {including launch of 2nd

Progress Report on Affordable Housing Initiative) Venue : Room
308

0 5 : 1 5 PM 0 5 : 1 5 PM Receive Christmas Tree from the Irish Christmas Tree Growers

Venue: Front Steps

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Photocall to launch the inaugural Acorn Award 2 0 0 5 {Irish

Fundraisers Network)
Venue: Govt. Bldgs.

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 4 5 PM Host Reception for Irish Parliamentary (Former Members) Society

Venue: Members Restaurant, Leinster House

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 9 : 0 0 PM Government Press Office Christmas Dinner for Journalists Venue

Farmleigh

Tuesday, December 14

DAIL SITTING - ( 2 . 3 0 P.M. - 1 0 . 0 0 P.M.)

07:45 AM 08:30 AM Private

09:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting w i t h Tanaiste

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government Meeting

0 1 : 4 0 PM 0 1 : 4 0 PM Phone call (incoming) w i t h the President of Cyprus

0 2 : 3 0 PM 0 2 : 3 0 PM Question Time

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 0 3 : 4 5 PM 0 3 : 4 5 PM D4il Prepartion

0 4 : 1 5 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Leaders Questions

0 4 : 3 6 PM 0 4 : 3 6 PM Order of Business

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting

Venue: Leinster House

0 6 : 3 0 PM 0 6 : 3 0 PM Mark Durkan, SDLP Venue : Taoiseach's Office

0 7 : 1 5 PM 0 9 : 1 5 PM Government Christmas Dinner Venue : Sycamore Room.

Wednesday, December 15

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 8 . 3 0 P.M.)

09:00 A M 09:00 AM Drop in to Breakfast Meeting of Secretaries General

Venue: Sycamore Room

09:15 AM 10:30 A M DSil Preparation

10:30 A M 10:51AM Leaders Questions

10:51AM 11:36 AM Question Time

11:36 A M 11:36 A M Order of Business

1 2 : 1 5 PM 0 1 : 3 0 PM Speak on DSil Debate on Northern Ireland (20 min statement

followed by opposition leaders for 2 0 mins each) (time approx)

0 1 : 3 5 PM 0 1 : 3 5 PM Deputy Joe Walsh

0 2 : 0 0 PM 0 2 : 4 5 PM Briefing w i t h officials on December European Council Venue

Meeting Room

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Drop in to Christmas Party for TDs' & Senators' Personal

Assistants
Venue: McGrattans in the Lane

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 0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 1 5 PM Meeting w i t h Chinese Journalists (Ministers travelling to China t o
attend also) Venue : Press Centre

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Minister of State Pat the Cope Gallagher

0 5 : 0 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM Address Seanad during Private Members Time on Northern Ireland

(15 min speech and 15 min front bench - Minister of State Treacy
to relieve at 5.30)

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Fianna Fail Press Office Drinks Venue

Baggot Street

0 7 : 1 5 PM 0 7 : 1 5 PM Attend CERT Dinner

Venue: Amiens Street

Thursday, December 16

European Council, Brussels

DAIL SITTING ( 1 0 . 3 0 A . M . - 4 . 4 5 P.M.)

0 3 : 3 0 PM 0 3 : 3 0 PM Depart Dublin Airport

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Arrive Brussels

Friday, December 17

European Council, Brussels

Department Christmas Party (commencing at 6pm w i t h food served

at 8pm)

0 2 : 1 5 PM 0 2 : 1 5 PM Depart Brussels

0 2 : 4 5 PM 0 2 : 4 5 PM Arrive Dublin

Saturday, December 18

0 7 : 0 0 PM 0 7 : 0 0 PM Hold

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Beggsboro F.C. Draw
Venue: Homestead Pub, Quarry Road

Sunday, December 19

11:45 A M 11:45 A M Visit to the A s h t o w n Nursing Home

Venue: Navan Road, Dublin 7

1 2 : 0 0 PM 1 2 : 0 0 PM Attend Martin Savage Annual Memorial Venue : Navan Road

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0 4 : 4 5 PM 0 4 : 4 5 PM
&
Phone call to President Clinton (outgoing) - time approx

0 6 : 0 0 PM 0 6 : 0 0 PM Fianna Fail Headquarters Christmas Party

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Tuesday, December 21

11:00 A M 11:00 AM A t t e n d Rutland Street National School Christmas Concert

Venue: Lower Rutland Street

11:45 A M 11:45 AM Media opportunity at the green area opposite St Lukes followed by
short visit to Fagans

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Wednesday, December 2 2

11:30 AM 11:30 AM Courtesy call from Archbishop Diarmuid Martin

Venue: Taoiseach's Office

11:50 AM 11:50 AM Photograph w i t h Liam Kenny. General Council of County Councils

w i t h his new book (ref Senator Paschal Mooney) Venue : Meeting
Room

1 2 : 1 0 PM 1 2 : 1 0 PM Participate in the Department of the Taoiseach Christmas Choir

Venue: Front Hall, Government Buildings

12:45 PM 1 2 : 4 5 PM Drop in to post-choir reception for staff hosted by Dermot

McCarthy and Michael Collins Venue : Room 301

0 1 : 0 0 PM 0 1 : 0 0 PM Minister Roche (time approx)

0 3 : 0 0 PM 0 3 : 0 0 PM Minister of State Callelly

0 3 : 1 5 PM 0 3 : 1 5 PM Deputy Donie Cassidy

Thursday, December 2 3

Keep free

Friday, December 2 4

Keep free

0 5 : 3 0 PM 0 5 : 3 0 PM A t t e n d the Family Mass for Christmas

Venue: Our Lady of Dolors Church, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

Saturday, December 25

Keep free

Drop in to the GOAL Mile

Venue: Morton Stadium, Dublin 9 (between 10 a.m. & 12 noon)

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Keep free

Monday, December 27

Keep free

Tuesday, December 2 8

Keep free

Wednesday, December 2 9

Keep free

Thursday, December 3 0

Keep free

Friday, December 3 1

Keep free

11:00 A M 11:00 A M Attend ceremony of thanksgiving for 175 years of Gardiner St.
Church
Venue: Gardiner Street, Dublin 1

0 4 : 3 0 PM 0 4 : 3 0 PM Visit the Department of Foreign Affairs Incident Room (arrive at

main door) Venue : Iveagh House

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