Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 April 2026
388. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if it is the current policy of his private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if he will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30607/26]
View answerAs Minister I attend a wide range official engagements across the state. My private office makes reasonable efforts to contact relevant public representatives where appropriate, and in line with the nature of the event. However, there is no overarching requirement or formal protocol mandating that all local members be notified in every instance, particularly where the event is not directly organised by the Department.
Where an event is organised by a third party, it is the responsibility of the event organiser to extend invitations to, or otherwise inform, local public representatives as they consider appropriate.
