Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 April 2026
295. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment 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. [30592/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra296. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of his ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by his office to all local Oireachtas members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30610/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Question No 295 and Question No 296 together.
As Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, I attend a wide range of official engagements across the State. Generally, 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.
Where appropriate and where an event is organised by the Department, my officials would endeavour to notify public representatives of engagements within their constituencies, having regard to the nature of the event and the associated logistical arrangements.
