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Diary - Minister Dara Calleary, DSP


June 2025

 

Date

Time

Event

2 June

2pm

Ballina Scout Den sod turning

3 June

5pm

Chruinniú in Oifigí na Roinne, Gallimh

 

6pm

Chruinniú le TG4

 

7.30pm

Agallamh beo 7 Lá

4 June

8.30am

Pre-Cabinet meeting

 

9.30am

Cabinet meeting

 

12.15pm

DRCD meeting

 

1pm

Wage Subsidy Scheme launch

 

4.30pm

Drivetime, RTÉ radio

 

5pm

Chruinniú le Conradh na Gaeilge

 

7.30pm

Attend Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Event

5 June

 

10am

11.30am

12.15pm

1pm

1.30pm

3pm

4.15pm

5.30pm

DRCD Roscommon visits

launch Arigna Discovery Park and Arigna Sports Park

Cootehall TVRS Project

North Roscommon Accessible for all Water Launch

Boyle and King House Improvements

Visit site of Boyle Library for project update

Mote Park walking trails, cycle loop, etc

Athleague Dev Association

MUGA, Urban Skate Park, Playground, etc

6 June

10.30am

Visit DSP offices in Letterkenny

 

12nn

Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce Annual President's Lunch

7 June

2pm

Launch of Children’s Books of Mayo Map

9 June

11am

Meeting Foxford

10 June

9am

Pre-Cabinet meeting

 

9.30am

Cabinet meeting

 

12pm

Meet with DSP SG and DSG

 

13.30pm

Meeting with team

 

2pm

Dáil Éireann

 

3.30pm

Sabrina Casalta, CEO Vodafone Ireland

 

4.30pm

Briefing with DSP officials

11 June

9.30am

Attend SPRCD Committee re DSP Revised Estimates and Priorities

 

2pm

Briefing with DSP officials

 

2.30pm

Meeting with IAPF

 

3pm

Briefing with DSP officials

 

4pm

Briefing with DRCDG officials

 

4.30pm

Meeting with Kevin Kelly, CE Mayo Co Council

 

5pm

DRCD meeting

 

5pm

Dáil Éireann

 

6.30pm

FF PP meeting

 

9pm

Dáil Chamber

12 June

10am

Visit DSP offices in Áras Mhic Dhiarmada

 

12nn

Dáil Éireann

 

2pm

Visit DSP office in D’Olier House

13 June

 

10.30am

12nn

2.15pm

3pm

4.30pm

5.30pm

DRCDG Galway visits

Chruinniú Foirne le hOifigeach na Roinne

Meeting with Bánú / Tintéan and Minister Browne

Bualadh isteach ag an Coiste Digiteach

Chruinniú le hOifigeach Údarás na Gaeltachta

Meeting with Canadian Ambassador Dennis King

Ireland Canada University Foundation Awards

 

9pm

Siamsra Straide Launch Swinford

16 June

9.30am

Attend National Economic Dialogue 2025

 

3pm

meeting

17 June

9.30am

Pre-Cabinet meeting

 

10am

Cabinet meeting

 

12pm

Ireland's Best Kept Town Awards

 

2pm

Dáil Éireann

 

3pm

Briefing with DSP officials

 

5pm

Meeting with Brendan Smith TD and Eoin Doyle CE Cavan Co Council

 

6pm

Seanad Statements on Balanced Regional Development

18 June

9am

Attend Mr Price - Light the Way Business to Business Conference

 

10.30am

DRCDG meeting

 

12nn

Dáil Éireann

 

1pm

Constituency meeting

 

2.30pm

DRCDG meetings

 

5pm

Meet with DSP officials

 

6pm

Dáil Éireann

 

6.30pm

FF PP meeting

 

10pm

Dáil Éireann

19 June

10.23am

DSP Orals

 

12.15pm

DSP briefing

 

1pm

Meeting with FLAC

 

3pm

Fóram na nÚdaráis Áitiúil

 

7pm

Attend AmCham's West North-West President's Dinner

20 June

10am

Attend NSMC  plenary, Armagh

 

4pm

5pm

 

5.30pm

 

 

6pm

8.15pm

Official Opening of Toddler Pool and Splash Zone

Launch of Noble Ice Cream                                               

Photo Launch for Empowering Communities, Castlehill Estate, Castlerea

Official Opening of Festival HQ and Launch 2025 Castlerea Rose Festival

Sod Turning at Carrigallen GAA CLÁR Project

 

23 June

5pm

Meet Pádraig Conroy

24 June

8.30am

Pre-Cabinet meeting

 

10am

Cabinet meeting

 

12pm

Meet DSP Secretary General

 

2pm

Dáil Éireann

 

3pm

Dáil DSP motion

 

4pm

Briefing DSP officials

 

5pm

Dáil restaurant

25 June

8.30am

SEAS Suas - Conradh na Gaeilge

 

9.30am

Attend SPRCD Committee Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension) Bill 2025

 

1pm

Address Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland Summer Summit

 

 

3pm

4.15pm

Kilkenny DRCDG events

Opening of Jenkinstown Wood Enhancement Scheme

Opening of Woodstock Arboretum and Gardens

 

5.30pm

Dáil Éireann

 

6.30pm

FF PP meeting

 

10pm

Dáil Éireann

26 June

9am

Minister to open Irish Hospice Foundation's National Bereavement Forum

 

9.50am

Brief with DSP officials

 

10am

Attend the Labour Market Advisory Council meeting

 

 

2.15pm

2.45pm

4pm

5.15pm

Limerick DRCDG events

address 2nd National Outdoor Recreation Conference

Visit to OLOL Community Services Group

Official opening of Askeaton West Square Parklet

Official Opening of "Tigh an Phobhail" - Feohanagh Castlemahon Community Resource Centre

27 June

8pm

Ballina Show Launch

28 June

11am

Official Opening of Charleville Agricultural Show

30 June

10am

Announcement

 

2.30pm

Gaelcholáiste Maigh Éo

 

4pm

Eco Mova Teo Mayo, Achill

May 2025

Date

Time

Event

1 May

10am

Meeting with DSP officials

 

10.20am

Meet with St Vincent de Paul

 

11am

DSP meetings

 

12nn

Dáil Éireann

 

2pm

DSP orals

 

3.30pm

Meet Irish League of Credit Unions

 

5pm

Cabinet committee on Children & Education

2 May

9.30am

Minister to cut ribbon on new Dovida offices (formerly Home Instead homecare), Castlebar

 

12nn

Launch of Documentary - Hearth - Art for Older People at Home, National Museum, Castlebar

 

2pm

Launch of Inishturk Helipad and meet with members of Inishturk Community

3 May

9pm

Longford Councillors event

9 May

2pm

Our Rural Future - Stakeholder Consultation, Ballina

12 May

10.15am

Meeting, Ballina office

13 May

9am

Pre-Cabinet

 

9.30am

Cabinet meeting

 

12nn

Meet with Secretary Generals

 

2pm

Dáil Éireann

 

3.30pm

Chruinniú le Príomhfheidhmeannach Údarás na Gaeltachta

 

4.30pm

Briefing with DSP officials

 

5pm

Meet with TREOIR

14 May

9.30am

DSP Management Board meeting

 

12nn

Dáil Éireann

 

2.30pm

Minister to host WDC briefing session, AV room, LH

 

4pm

Dáil Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024 - Committee Stage resumed

 

9pm

Dáil Éireann

15 May

8.30am

Launch of Dublin Northwest Partnership Plan

 

12nn

Launch Sligo CoCo PEACEPLUS Local Action Plan

 

1pm

Visit DSP offices in Sligo

16 May

2pm

Attend coffee day

18 May

9am

Colm Horkan Memorial Run

19 May

3pm

Launch of Sligo LEADER Strategy 2025-2029

 

4pm

Meeting with Minister Marian Harkin and Eamon Scanlon TD, Sligo

20 May

8.30am

Pre Cabinet meeting

9.30am

Cabinet meeting

 

12nn

SG meetings

 

12.30pm

Minister and Minister Buttimer to launch Dormant Accounts Fund Growing Social Enterprise Scheme

 

2pm

Dáil Éireann

 

3pm

Meet with IBEC

 

4.30pm

meeting

 

5.30pm

Meet DSP officials

21 May

9.30am

Meet DRCD officials

 

12nn

Dáil Éireann

 

1.15pm

Meet DSP officials

 

1.30pm

Meet with the Pensions Authority

 

3pm

Attend Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce

 

5pm

DSP meeting

 

6.15pm

FF meeting

 

11pm

Dáil Éireann

22 May

10.23am

DRCD Orals

 

12.45pm

Fighting Words na Gaeltachta Scheme Book Launch

 

2.15pm

DSP briefing

 

2.30pm

Meet with Disability Groups

 

7pm

attend and address Carne Links International Member/Guest Invitational Week

23 May

10am

Photocall for Irish water

 

10.30am

Ballina Mens shed

 

3pm

Launch Castlebar Language Plan

 

5pm

Meet Terence Dever, CEO, Comhlacht Forbartha Áitiúil Acla

 

6pm

Launch of The Achill Project

 

8.30pm

Achill CC Meeting

25 May

4.30pm

Meet Culleens Principal

 

6pm

Swinford GAA Strategic Club plan launch

26 May

10am

attend Mary Robinson Climate & Nature Conference 2025

 

12nn

Opening of New Day Service for Western Care Association

 

2.30pm

Meet Maura Kiely, CEO, Leave No Trace

 

5pm

Visit to The PorterShed, Galway

 

6pm

Gradaim Seosaimh Uí Ogartaigh

27 May

8.30am

Pre-cabinet meeting

 

9.30am

Cabinet meeting

 

12nn

Meet with SG’s

 

2pm

Dáil Chamber

 

2.30pm

Seanad Commencement Matter

 

3.30pm

Meeting with Dr Carol Baumann CEO and Thomas Fitzpatrick Chairperson

 

5pm

DSP Meeting

 

6.30pm

FF  meeting

28 May

9.30am

INOU Annual Delegate Conference

 

10.15am

Attend the Annual Carers Forum 2025

 

12nn

Dáil Éireann

 

2.30pm

DRCD Mgm. Board

 

4pm

DRCD meetings

 

6.30pm

FF meeting

 

8pm

Dáil Éireann

29 May

11am

Longford, visit CE scheme and DSP offices

 

5pm

Meet with Principal Culleens NS

30 May

9am

Photo at Moy Davitts Pitch

 

9.30am

Michael Davitt Centre Wreath Laying

 

12nn

Launch WDC strategy

 

2pm

Attend opening of Westport Cookery School

 

9.30pm

Oscailt oifigiúil Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta

April 2025

Date

Time

Event

 1 April

9.30am

Cabinet Meeting

 

12.30pm

Meet Minister Moynihan

 

2pm

Dáil Chamber

 

3.30pm

Meet with Advisers

 

4pm

Meet with DSP officials

 

5pm

Dáil Chamber

 

7.30pm

DSP Dáil Private Members’

2 April

10am

Attend Labour Market Advisory Council

 

12nn

Dáil Éireann

 

1.30pm

Meet DRCD SG

 

2pm

DRCD meeting

 

4pm

Meeting

 

6.30pm

Dáil Éireann

 

7pm

FF meeting

3 April

9.30am

Visit Carlow Intreo

 

10am

Interview with Pat Kenny

 

10.30am

Attend Work & Skills event, Carlow

 

2pm

DRCD media photo’s

 

4pm

Meeting with an Taoiseach

 

5pm

DRCD media

6 April

11.30am

St Vincent de Paul Members’ day, Castlebar

 

12.30am

Meet chair Claremorris Chamber

7 April

10.30am

Launch of Ballintubber Abbey Trust Strategy

 

7pm

Tidy towns event

8 April

9am

Cabinet Meeting

 

12nn

Meet DSP SG and DSG

 

2pm

Dáil Éireann

 

2.20pm

Seanad commencement matter

 

3pm

Meetings

 

5pm

DRCD meeting

 

5.30pm

DRCD meeting with officials

9 April

9.30am

Opening of ORIS Project, Hollywood Park, Monaghan

 

10am

Launch of Monaghan County Council PEACEPLUS Local Action Plan

 

12.40pm

Opening of Extension to Playpark, Monaghan

 

1.45pm

Opening of ORIS Project, Dartrey Forest Park, Rockcorry, Co Monaghan

 

2.30pm

Meeting with Coillte

 

5.30pm

Committee Stage of Udarás na Gaeltachta Bill

10 April

10.15am

Meeting with Minister Gordon Lyons

 

11am

Attend North South meeting, Armagh

 

3.30pm

Meet with CEO Simon

 

4pm

TG4 Nuacht

 

4.30pm

Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration & Social Affairs

11 April

9.30am

School meals programme extension

 

10.20am

Claire Byrne Show

 

11.30am

address the Roadmap for Social Inclusion Steering group meeting

 

3pm

Media, The Last Word and Hard Shoulder

 

6.30pm

Launch of the Mayo Fleadh

12 April

5pm

Launch of Irishtown Community Futures Development Plan, Mayo

13 April

8pm

Depart Dublin for Warsaw

14 April

9.30am

Attend DSP Informal EPSCO meeting, Warsaw

15 April

11am

Depart Warsaw for Dublin

16 April

2.30pm

Online meeting

22 April

9.30am

Visit the Department of An Gaeltacht office, Galway

 

11.30am

Visit An Coimisnéir Teanga, Galway

 

1.30pm

Launch Crew's 4 strategy, Galway

 

3.30pm

Official Opening of Galway Biomedical Ltd, Galway

 

7.30pm

Opening of Pan Celtic Carlow Festival, Carlow

 

9pm

Meeting re Blackstairs National Park, Carlow

23 April

11am

Meeting with DSP officials

 

11.30am

Incorporeal Cabinet meeting

 

2pm

DRCD meeting

24 April

8am

Ocean FM

 

9.30am

Meeting with schools in Carrigallen, Leitrim

 

10am – 5pm

Leitrim events

visit Station House

Open Mohill public Realm project

Opening Market Yard

Carrick on Shannon Tennis club

Carrick on Shannon Business campus

Leitrim Astro Turf and community gym

Drumshambo exchange project

Drumhsambo narrow guage trail and food innovation hub

Mayflower community centre sports facility

Clár project Drumkeeran

Dromahair Arts & recreation development project

Dromahair new library official opening

 

25 April

10am

Visit Coláiste UISCE

27 April

12nn

open Aghamore Vintage Club vintage and craft day

28 April

2.30pm

Cabinet Committee on Disability

29 April

9am

Cabinet meeting

 

12.30pm

Briefing with DSP officials

 

2pm

Dáil Chamber

 

3.30pm

Drivetime pre-record

 

3.40pm

Meeting

 

5pm

Officially Open of Brennan's Lane, Wexford

30 April

9.30am

Launch Northside Partnership Strategy Statement 2025-2030

 

11.15am

speak at SIPTU Retired Members Conference

 

12nn

visit Crosscare Cafe

 

1.45pm

Briefing with DSP officials

 

2pm

Meet with Carers groups

 

3.30pm

Meeting

 

4pm

DRCD management board

 

5pm

Meet with DSP officials

 

6.30pm

FF meeting

March 2025

Date  Time Event
1 March   Daffodil Day coffee morning
3 March 9am Constituenccy clinic
  6.30pm Gréasán Gaeilge event, Dublin
4 March 8.30am Pre-Cabinet meeting
  9.30am Cabinet meeting
  12.30pm Meeting with DSP SG & DSG
  2pm Dáil Chamber
  2.30pm Seanad Chamber
  4pm Interviewe with RTE
  4pm Minister to peak at Dublin Local Authorities event for Seachtain na Gaeilge
  5.30pm DRCD meeting
  7pm  Dáil Chamber
5 March 9am Carlow - Launch Station House Remote Working & Enterprise Hub Hacketstown
  12.30pm Carlow Enterprise Awards Ceremony
  3pm DRCD media
  3.30pm Statements on the Irish Language for Seachtain na Gaeilge
  5.30pm

FF PP meeting

  8pm

Dáil Chamber

 

6 March 12pm

Dáil Chamber

  4.30pm

DSP briefing

7 March 2pm

Constituency meeting

8 March 11.30am

Attend Mayo Branch Down Syndrome 50th Anniversary

  2pm

Roscommon Launch of Irish Shows Association Yearbook

9 March 3pm

Travel to Brussels

10 March 9.30am

Attend the formal EPSCO meeting

  5.30pm

Return to Dublin

11 March 11.30am

An Post photocall

  2pm

Seachtain na Gaeilge Staff Webinar

12 March - 18 March  

2025 St Patrick's Day events in Atlanta and savannah

18 March 3.30pm

DSP briefing

  4.30pm

DRCD briefing

19 March 10am

Cabinet meeting

  1.15pm

Intereview with R na G

  2pm

Dáil Chamber

  5pm

DSP meeting

  6.30pm

FF PP meeting

  9pm

Dáil Chamber

20 March 9am

Meeting with DSP officials

  9,30am

DSP Management Board

  12pm

DSP meetings

  3pm

DRCD meeting

21 March 8am

Visit Bonniconlon NS and Post Office

  11am

Constituency clinic

   

Opening of Coláiste Mhuire Tourmakeady extension

23 March 1pm

Launch of Killasser - Callow Community Futures Action Plan 2024-2029

24 March 11am

Launch of 2025 Tidy Towns National Competition, Ballincollig, Cork

  2.30pm

Cabinet Committee on Disability

  5.30pm

Meeting with DSP officials

25 March 9am

Cabinet meeting

  12pm

Dept an Gaeltacht briefing

  2pm

Dáil Chamber

  3.30pm

Attend DSP Oireachtas briefing

  5pm

DRCD briefing

  5.30pm

Advisers meeting

26 March 10am

Official opening of Library in

Ballyogan, Dublin

  12pm

Dáil Chamber

  2pm

DRCD briefing

  3.30pm

DSP meeting

  6.20pm

Dáil Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025, 2nd Stage

  6.30pm

Committee Stage of Udarás na Gaeltachta Bill

  9pm

Dáil Chamber

27 March 10.30am

DRCD Orals

  1.30pm

Dáil Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025, 2nd Stage

28 March 9am

Minister to speak at Smart Move Business & Connectivity Event, Ballina

 

  12pm

Constituency meeting

   

Constituency clinic

29 March  

Councillors meeting

   

Attend Connacht v Munster, Castlebar

30 March  

Attend National League final

31 March 8.30am

Radio na Gaeltachta interview

  2.30pm

DSP meeting

  4.30pm

Cabinet Committee on Water quality

  5pm

Drivetime , RTE

February 2025

Date Time Event
2 February   Attend Mayo v Galway, Castlebar
5 February 8.30am Pre-Cabineet meeting
  9.30am Cabinet Meeting
  12.30pm Meeting with DSP SG & DSG
  3pm Dáil Chamber for statements on storm Éowyn
  6pm FF PP meeting
6 February 12pm Dáil Chamber
  1pm Meeting with officials from Dept Gaeltacht
  4pm DRCD media
  9pm Prime Time
10 February 8.30am

Adhmhaidin Raidió Na Gaeltachta

  10.30am

Constituency clinic

11 February 9.30am

DSP meetings

  11.15am

Incorporeal cabinet meeting

  11.30am

DSP meetings

  2pm 

Dáil Chamber

  3.30pm

DSP briefing

  5.30pm

Dáil Chamber re Storm PMB

12 February 9am

Cabinet Meeting

  11am

ILDN briefing, Buswells

  12pm

Dáil Chamber

  1.15pm

Meeing with DSP SG & DSG

  2pm

DRCD meetings

  4pm

Dept Gaeltacht meeting

  6.30pm

DáilChamber

  7pm 

FF PP meeting

13 February  

Travel to Paris and attend OECD meetings

14 February  

Attend meetings and return to Dublin

15 February 3pm

Meet CEO Sligo Airport

  8pm

Mayo Association Dublin Dinner

17 February 10.30am on

Constituency clinic and meetings

18 February 9.15am

Pre-Cabinet meeting

  10am

Cabinet meeting

  12.30pm

Meeting with DSP SG & DSG

  2pm

Dáil Chamber

19 February 10am

DRCD meeting

  1pm

Dáil Chamber

  3.30pm

DSP meeting

  5.30pm

FF PP meeting

  6pm

Dáil Chamber

20 February 9am

DSP Management Board

  11am

Media

  12pm

Dáil Chamber

  2pm

DSP meeting

21 February 10am

Mindspace Mayo 10th Anniversary

  2pm

Constituency clinic

  8pm

Conradh na Gaeilge Ard Fheis, Wexford

22 February 10am

Ireland Reads Library Event, Ballina Library

24 February 10.30am

Constituency clinic

  4pm

Meeting with Taoiseach

25 February 9.15am

Pre-Cabinet meeting

  10am

Cabinet meeting

  12.30pm

Meeting with DSP and DRCD SG's

  2pm

Dáil Chamber

  2.30pm

Seanad for commencement matter

  3.30pm

DRCD meetings

  4.30pm

DSP briefing

26  February 10.30am

Launch Tesco Stronge Starts

  12pm

Dáil chamber

  4pm

Announcement of funding to RIA for Modern Irish Dictionary

  5.30pm

FF PP meeting

  8pm

Dáil Éireann

27 February 9.30am

Seanad Éireann

  10.30am

Dáil for DSP  Orals

  2pm

DRCD meeting

  4.30pm

Briefing DSP officials

  7pm

Attend Irish Association of Pension funds Annual Dinner

28 February  

Constituency clinic

  3pm

Charlestown GAA

  7.30pm

Attend clinic

January 2025

Date

23 January

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Event

Appointment of new Goverenment - Dara Calleary TD Minister for Social Protection & Rural, Community Development & the Gaeltacht

 

8pm

Cabinet Meeting

25 January 

 

Mayo FA awards

26 January

 

The Week in Politics and other media re Storm Éowyn

27 January

 

Visit Ballina Intreo Office

 

 

Visit DRCD office, Ballina

28 January

8am

Morning Ireland, RTÉ Radio

 

8.30am

Ath Mhadin

 

9.15am

Mid West Radio

 

3pm

Visit Community Hub, Ballyglass, Mayo

 

6pm

RTÉ Six-One, Headford, Co Galway

29 January

10am

Visit Roinn na Gaeltachta,, Furbo

 

12pm

Visit Inismór, Aran Islands

 

1pm

Pre-Cabinet meeting

 

2pm

Cabinet meeting

 

4 - 6pm

Visit Connemara to view storm damage

 

6.30pm

FF PP meeting

30 January

11.30am

Storm recovery meeting 

31 january

12pm

Interview with Seán Tadhg Ó Gairbhaigh, Editor Tuairisc.ie