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Diary - Minister Heather Humphreys, DSP



December 2024

Date Time Event
3 December 10am on DRCD events Longford and Tipperary
4 December 10am on DRCD events
9 December 10am RTE radio 1
8pm Event in Cavan
11 December 10am Cabinet meeting
1pm Monaghan event in Dublin
12 December 9.30am Cavan event
17 December 12nn on Events in Cavan
19 December 11am Incorporeal cabinet meeting
21 December 10.30am DRCD event Leitrim

November 2024

Date Time Event
1 Nov 10.30am 2024 Tidy Towns Awards
2 Nov 12nn Constituency meeting
5 November 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9.30am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD Ministerial Management Board
4.30pm DRCD meeting
6 November 9.30am DRCD Supplementary Estimate
12nn Dáil Éireann
2pm DSP Management Board
3pm DRCD Management Board
6.30pm FG meeting
6.30pm Dáil Éireann
7 November 7.30pm Constituency event
8 November 10am Constituency event
10 November 10am attend Enniskillen Remembrance Ceremony
11 November 9.30am on Constituency events
16 November 3pm on Constituency events
20 November 9am Pre Cabinet
9.30am Cabinet meeting
12.15pm launch of New Super Post Treatment Facility Woodford Timber Products
22 November All day Constituency events
24 November 7pm Constituency event
25 November 12nn Official Opening of Track at Cremartin GAA
26 November 11am Attend Credentials ceremony
27 November 10am address Monaghan Older People's Council AGM
11am Incorporeal Cabinet meeting

October 2024

Date Time Event
1 October 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9.30am Cabinet meeting
1pm Dáil Chamber for Budget
3pm DSP Budget press conference
8pm Sign AE contract
8.30pm Dáil Éireann
2 October 11.30am Dáil Éireann
16.55 Speak in Dáil on Budget
8 October 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
9 October 9am Briefing with Advisers
12nn Minister to take LQ’s and QPL
2.30pm DRCD media
4pm DRCD Management Board meeting
5pm Dáil Éireann
10 October 12nn Dáil Éireann
14 October 2.30pm Briefing with DSP officials
15 October 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9.30am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm Meeting with Advisers
5.30pm Dáil Social Welfare Bill 2024 Second Stage
7pm Dinner
16 October 9.30pm DSP revised estimates
12nn Dáil Éireann
2.30pm Briefing with DSP officials
4pm DRCD media
6pm Dáil Social Welfare Bill 2024 Committee & Remaining Stages
7pm Dáil Éireann
17 October 11am meeting
20 October 1pm This Week, RTÉ radio
22 October 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet meeting
12.30pm Briefing with DSP officials
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm Seanad Social Welfare Bill 2024 All Stages
23 October 10.30am Dáil Éireann
3pm DSP media
5pm on Dáil Éireann
24 October 12nn Dáil Éireann
26 October Constituency events
30 October 9.30am FG meeting
11.30am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Attend Pardon Ceremony

September 2024

Date Time Event
3 Sept 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9.30am Cabinet meeting
12.30pm Meeting with DSP SG
10 Sept 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet meeting
1pm Meet DSP official
2.30pm DSP briefing
11 Sept 10am Interview with Midlands 103
12.30pm on FG Event
5pm DRCD event
6pm on FG events
12 Sept 9am on FG events
13 Sept 10am North South Ministerial Council
4pm Meet with Taoiseach
14 Sept 4.30pm Constituency event
17 Sept 2pm DSP briefing
18 Sept 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9.30am Cabinet meeting
12nn Meet with Minister Donohoe
2pm Dáil Éireann
20 Sept 12nn 10th Anniversary Peace Link
4.45pm Monaghan business event
24 Sept 10.15am Incorporeal Cabinet meeting
11am DSP briefing
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.15pm DRCD meeting
7pm DSP Orals
25 Sept 1pm DRCD meeting
4pm DSP meeting
7pm Dáil Éireann
26 Sept 11.30am Interview with Virgin Media
12nn meeting
1pm Cabinet Meeting
27 Sept 12nn Constituency meeting
29 Sept 1pm This Week with RTÉ
30 Sept 1pm briefing
4pm Cabinet Committee on Migration, Integration and Ukraine

August 2024

Date Time Event
1 August 11am Photocall: Extension of Parent's Leave and Benefit to 9 Weeks
9 August 2.30pm Incorporeal Government meeting
21 August 11am Attend Virginia Agri Show and present prize
29 August 12.30pm meeting

July 2024

Date Time Event
1 July 10am Official opening of the new Intreo Office in Carrickmacross
12pm constituency meeting
2 July 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9.30am Cabinet meeting
12.30pm Meeting with DSP SG and DSG
2pm Dáil Éireann
4pm DSP briefing
5pm Seanad 2nd Stage Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024
3 July 9am DRCD events
2pm DSP meeting
4pm DSP briefing
5.30pm FG meeting
7pm Dáil Éireann
8pm Auto Enrolment Seanad amendment
9pm Dáil Éireann
4 July 12nn Dáil Éireann
3pm DRCD recording
3.15pm DSP briefing
4pm Cabinet Committee on Children and Education and Disability
7pm FG meeting and event
9 July 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9.30am Cabinet meeting
12.30pm DSP briefing
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm Briefing DRCD officials
3.30pm DRCD meeting
5pm Seanad Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions] Bill 2024 – Committee & Remaining Stages
6.30pm FG event
10 July 10am DSP briefing
10.30am Attend Labour Market Advisory Council meeting
12nn Dáil Éireann
4pm DRCD meetings
5pm Dáil Éireann
5.30pm FG meeting
7.30pm Dinner
10pm Dáil Éireann
11 July 9.30am DSP pre- Budget Forum
3.30pm DSP briefing
5.30pm Cabinet Committee on Migration, Integration and Ukraine
14 July 10.30am National Day of Commemoration Ceremony
16 July 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9.30am Cabinet meeting
1pm Business lunch
3pm DSP Management Board
5pm DRCD Management Board
17 July 7.30pm FG meeting
20 July 1.30pm Official Opening of Latton O'Rahilly GAA Club Pitch
22 July 12nn DRCD event
23 July 9.30am Constituency meeting
24 July 9am Pre-Cabinet meeting
9.30am Cabinet meeting
2pm DRCD events
7pm FG event
26 July 11am on Constituency events
29 July 11am Launch Free Travel Pass for People medically unable to drive
30 July 10.30am Launch Work & Access Programme
7pm Constituency meeting

June 2024

Date Time Event
1 June 10am Constituency Canvass
5 June 9.30am Media
10am Cabinet meeting
4pm DRCD event Meath
7 June European and Local Elections
9 June 3pm Constituency event
10 June 10.30am Constituency event
2pm DSP officials
4.30pm Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Action
8pm Constituency event
11 June 8.30am Pre-Cabinet
9.30am Cabinet meeting
1pm DRCD briefing
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.15pm Dáil PMB
9pm DSP Orals
12 June 10.45am DSP Ministerial Management Board Meeting
12nn Dáil Éireann
1pm Motion re Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm DRCD meetings
5.30pm FG meeting
10.30pm Dáil Éireann
13 June 9.45am on Constituency events
17 June 10am Constituency event
1.15pm & 2pm DSP briefings
18 June 9.30am Pre-Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
12.30pm Committee Stage Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm DSP briefing
19 June 12.30pm Constituency event
3.30pm DRCD meeting
5pm Dáil Éireann
5.30pm FG meeting
6pm Seanad Committee, Report and Final Stages Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024
11pm Dáil Éireann
20 June 10.30am DRCD Orals
12nn Dáil Éireann
1.30pm DSP officials
2pm Meeting with the Taoiseach
21 June 2.30pm Event to mark 20th Anniversary of the County Monaghan Fund
22 June 3pm 25th Anniversary of Latton Resource Centre
25 June 8.30am Pre-Cabinet meeting
9.30am Cabinet meeting
1pm Meet with DSP SG and Dep Sec
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD meeting
26 June 11am DRCD meeting
12nn Leaders Questions
2pm DRCD meeting
3.30pm DSP officials
4.30pm Dáil Éireann
5.30pm FG meeting
6.30pm Dáil Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024, Report and Final Stage
7.30pm Dáil Éireann
27 June All day DRCD events Sligo & Leitrim

May 2024

Date Time Event
1 May 5.30pm Dáil Éireann
2 May 10.30am Dáil Éireann
12pm Dáil Éireann
2.30pm Cabinet Committee on Migration, Integration and Ukraine
7 May 1.30pm Pre Cabinet
2.30pm Cabinet meeting
8 May 12pm DRCD briefing
1pm DSP briefing
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DSP briefing
5pm FG meeting
5.30pm Committee Stage Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024
9 May 9am DRCD Orals
11.45am Launch of FT extensions
1pm DSP briefing
1.30pm Ministerial Meeting
3pm DRCD meeting
4.30pm Meeting with staff
6pm Meeting with the Taoiseach
10 May 10.15am Official Opening of Monaghan Peace Campus
1pm & 7pm Constituency events
12 May 4 & 4.30pm DRCD events in Meath
13 May All day DRCD events in Clare
14 May 8.30am Pre-Cabinet meeting
9.30am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm FG meeting
15 May 2pm DRCD briefing
3.30pm DRCD meeting
4pm Dáil Éireann
16 May 12pm Dáil Éireann
17 May All day Constituency events
6.30pm 50th Anniversary of Dublin/Monaghan bombings - wreath laying ceremony, address to gathering followed by reception
18 May 9.30 & 10.30am Constituency events
20 May 11.30am on Constituency meetings
21 May 8.30am Pre-Cabinet meeting
9.30am Cabinet meeting
12pm Meet with DSP SG
2pm Dáil Éireann
4.15pm DSP briefing
4.30pm DSP meeting
22 May 12.30pm Annual Carers Forum
1.30pm Briefing with DSP officials
3pm Dáil - Report and final stage of Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024
5pm FG meeting
5.30pm Dáil Éireann
23 May 10am Event in Kilteevan Community Centre
12pm on DRCD events Roscommon & Galway
8pm FG Rural Development Conference
24 May DRCD events
25 May 11am on Canvass Monaghan
27 May All day Attend National Economic Dialogue (NED)
28 May 8.30am Pre-Cabinet meeting
9.30am Cabinet meeting
12pm DSP Launch of Youth Charter
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD meeting
4pm DSP officials
5pm Seanad 2nd stage Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024
29 May 9am Attend NSMC Ministerial
4pm Dáil Éireann
30 May 11am DSP officials
12nn Dáil Éireann
1.45pm Dáil 2nd Stage Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024
31 May 10.30am on Constituency events

April 2024

Date Time Event
8 April North South Ministerial Council in Armagh
12.30pm Visit constituency school
4.30pm Constituency event and meeting
7pm Government Dinner
9 April 10.15am Dáil Éireann
8pm Áras an Uachtarain
9pm Government meeting
10 April 11am Pre Cabinet
12pm Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm DRCD briefing
4pm DSP briefings
11 April All day DRCD events
12 April All day Constituency events
15 April 12nn Hot School Meals Announcement
3.30pm DSP briefings
16 April 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9.30am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
4.30pm Dáil 2nd Stage Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024
6.30pm FG meeting
17 April 10am DSP Dáil Private Members
2pm DRCD briefing
4.30pm Dáil 2nd Stage contd. Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024
8pm Dáil Éireann
18 April 12.30pm Attend lunch in Members restaurant
19 April 10.30am on Constituency events
20 April DRCD events Sligo
22 April 3.30pm DSP briefing
4pm Cabinet Committee on Children, Education and Disability
7pm Constituency event
23 April 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9.30am Cabinet meeting
1pm Meeting with DSP SG
2pm Dáil Éireann
pm DRCD media
4pm DSP photo and briefing
24 April All day DRCD events Kilkenny
5.30pm Dáil Éireann
25 April 9am DSP Orals
7.30pm Constituency event
26 April All day Constituency events
27 April 2pm Constituency event
28 April 1pm Constituency event
29 April 10am DRCD events Mayo
7.30pm Launch of Maria Walsh European Campaign
30 April 8.30am Pre-Cabinet meeting
9.30am Cabinet meeting
12.30pm DSP SG and Dep Sec
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD Mgm Board
5.30pm FG Minister’s meeting
7.30pm Attend event

March 2024

Date Time Event
1 March 10.30am DRCD events in Constituency
4 March 10am Constituency event
12nn Canvassing and media
3pm DRCD meetings
5 March 8.30am Pre Cabinet meeting
9.30am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm Referendum meeting
4pm DRCD meetings
5pm FG meeting
8.30pm DRCD Orals
6 March 12nn Dáil Éireann
3pm DRCD meetings
4.30pm Dáil Éireann
5.30pm DRCD meeting
6pm FG meeting
7pm DRCD meeting
10pm Dáil Éireann
7 March 9am Interview with Claire Byrne
11 March 12pm Visit Peace Heroines Exhibition
12 - 19 March Government’s St Patricks programme in Chicago
20 March 9am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
4pm constituency meeting
5.30pm FG meeting
21 March 10am Dáil Éireann
1.30pm media
6.30pm Attend Phoenix Centre 25th Anniversary
22 March 11am Official Opening of National Training Centre and Administration Offices for Ashdale Care Ireland
1.30pm on DRCD events
24 March 2pm FG event
26 March 2.30pm Meeting with DSP officials
27 March 9.15am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet Meeting
2pm DSP Minister Management Board meeting
3.30pm DSP briefing
4pm DRCD media

February 2024

Date Time Event
1 February 9.20am Keynote Speaker at the National Pensions Summit
12.30pm DSP briefing
2pm Media recording
4pm DRCD meeting
4.50pm DRCD meeting
6 February 1pm Meeting re Referendum
2.30pm Pre-Cabinet
3pm Cabinet meeting
7 February 9.30am Consideration of DSP Revised Estimate by the Select Committee
10.45am Consideration of DRCD Revised Estimate by the Select Committee
2pm Dáil Éireann
5.30pm FG meeting
8 February 10.30am DSP Ministerial Management Board
12.15pm media
1.30pm Meeting re Referendum
3pm DRCD meeting
4.30pm Media briefing
9 February 1.30am Constituency lunch
3pm Monaghan Co Council event
7pm Attend removal of the late Taoiseach John Bruton
12 February 12nn FG event for Referendum
13 February 9am Pre-Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.15pm DSP briefing
4pm Meeting re Referendum
5pm Seanad - 2nd Stage Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023
14 February 5pm DRCD meeting
5.30pm FG meeting
7.30pm Dáil Éireann
15 February 12nn Dáil Éireann
2pm DRCD briefing
3.15pm Briefing
4pm Attend Cabinet Committee on the Economy and Investment
6pm Attend Cabinet Committee on Children and Education
16 February 12nn DRCD events Longford and Leitrim
19 February 3pm DSP briefing
20 February 9am Pre-Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm Meeting re Referendum
4.30pm Media
7.30pm DSP Orals
21 February 11am DSP briefing
12nn Dáil Éireann
12.45pm Seanad - Committee, Report and Final Stages Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions)
5.30pm FG meeting
6pm Dáil Éireann
22 February 9.30am Interview with Ocean FM
4pm Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change
23 February 9am Interview with Kerry Radio
2pm Constituency & referendum meetings
26 February 10am Interview with KCLR Radio
12nn Interview with South East radio
3.30pm Constituency meetings
27 February 9am Pre-Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
12.30pm Meeting re Referendum
1pm DRCD meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
4pm Travel to Limerick for event
28 February 8.45am DRCD events in Limerick
4.30pm Dáil Éireann
5pm Dáil - Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023 Amendments from the Seanad
5.30pm FG meeting
5.50pm Dáil Éireann
29 February 11am media
12nn Dáil Éireann
2pm DRCD meeting

January 2024

Date Time Event
8 January 2.30pm Briefing DSP officials
9 January 10am Pre Cabinet meeting
11am Cabinet meeting
1.45pm Meet DSP officials
3pm DRCD meeting
12 January 10am DRCD announcement
15 January 11am DRCD meeting
12.30pm DRCD meeting
16 January 9.30am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
1pm Meet with DSP Secretary General
17 January 2pm on Dáil Chamber
18 January 10am DSP meetings
1.30pm Dáil 2nd Stage for the Social Welfare (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023
5pm DRCD meeting
19 January 10am Constituency event
21 January 11am Open Showcase Event
22 January Constituency meeting
4.30pm DSP meeting
23 January 9am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DSP meeting
4.30pm DRCD meeting
24 January 10am Select Committee for Committee Stage of the Social Welfare (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023
1.30pm Meeting DSP officials
5.30pm FG meeting
6.30pm Dáil Éireann
25 January 12nn Dáil Éireann
2.30pm Briefing DSP officials
4pm Cabinet Committee on Humanitarian Response to Ukraine
29 January 11am Visit DSP offices Monaghan
30 January 9am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
12.30pm DSP meetings
2pm Dáil Éireann
4.30pm FG meeting
9.20pm DRCD Orals
31 January 10.30am visit site of New Children’s Hospital
12nn Dáil Éireann
2.30pm Meeting with DSP officials
4pm Dáil Éireann
4.30pm Dáil Report and Final - Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023
10.30pm Dáil Éireann

December 2023

Date Time Event
1 December 11am DRCD announcement
5 December 7pm FG event
11 December 2pm Constituency event
3.30pm Briefing DSP officials
4.30pm Cabinet Committee on Humanitarian Response to Ukraine
12 December 9am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
12.30pm FG event
2pm Dáil Éireann
4pm Briefing DSP officials
5pm Seanad Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023 Committee & Remaining Stages
13 December 9.30am Constituency meeting
12nn on Dáil Éireann
14 December 10am DSP Management Board meeting
4.30pm DRCD Management Board meeting
15 December 11am Cavan County Council meeting
18 December 5pm on Constituency events
20 December 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet meeting
2pm DRCD meetings

November 2023

Date Time Event
2 November 11am Incorporeal Cabinet meeting
3 November 11am Visit Carlingford re flooding
7 November 9am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
1pm DSP meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
4pm DRCD Management Board meeting
8 November 1pm Constituency event
5pm Dáil Éireann
9 November 11am DRCD event
3pm Attend Labour Employer Economic Forum(LEEF)
5.30pm DSP meeting
10 November 11.30am Constituency event
11 November 8pm Constituency event
13 November 11am on Constituency meetings
14 November 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm DRCD meeting
8pm DSP Orals
15 November 10.30am Constituency event
4pm DSP meeting
5pm Dáil Éireann
6pm FG meeting
16 November 4pm Briefing with DSP officials
4.30pm Cabinet Committee on the Economy and Investment
7.30pm Constituency event
17 November All day Constituency events
18 November 10am FG conference
20 November 10am Constituency events
4pm Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services
7.30pm Constituency event
21 November 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
12.30pm Meeting with DSP officials
2pm Dáil Éireann
2pm DRCD events
22 November 9.30am Minister to attend JOC on DSP Rev Supplementary Estimates
3pm DSP meeting
5pm Dáil Éireann
23 November 12nn Dáil Éireann
1.30pm Dáil 2nd Stage Social Welfare Bill
24 November 7.30pm Constituency event
25 November 6pm Constituency event
27 November 11am Announcement of carer’s support grant and launch of carer’s register
2pm Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change
4.30pm Cabinet Committee on Housing
28 November 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
1pm DSP briefing
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD meetings
6.20pm Dáil Éireann
7pm FG meeting
29 November 10am DRCD event
11.30am Committee Stage of Social Welfare Bill
3.30pm Dáil Éireann
6pm FG meetings
30 November 10.30am DRCD events Cork

October 2023

Date Time Event
2 October 10am DSP meeting
11am DRCD meeting
3 October 9am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
1pm DRCD meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DSP Management Board meeting
5pm Meet DSP officials
4 October 10.30am DRCD Management Board meeting
4pm DRCD meeting
5.30pm FG meeting
6pm Dáil Éireann
8.30pm Dáil Éireann
5 October 12nn Dáil Éireann
6 October 10.30am DRCD event
8 October 1pm This Week, RTE radio
2pm Meeting with DSP officials
9 October 12nn Meeting with DSP officials
8pm Constituency meeting
10 October 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
1pm Budget statements
8pm Dáil Éireann
11 October 10am Shannonside Northern Sound radio interview
2pm Seanad Éireann
8pm Budget speech
12 October 11am Interview with WLR
12pm constituency meetings
6pm DRCD event
13 October All day Constituency events
14 October 12nn Constituency meeting
16 October 11am Constituency meeting
17 October 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
12.30pm Meeting with DSP officials
2pm Dáil Éireann
7.30pm constituency meeting
18 October 11am DSP Consultation on Green Paper
1pm DSP meetings
8pm Dáil Éireann
19 October 8am Constituency event
2.30pm Dáil Éireann
8pm Constituency event
20 October All day Constituency event
23 October 10am Constituency event
2.30pm DSP briefing
24 October 9am Pre cabinet
10am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm DSP meeting
9.30pm DSP Oral PQ’s
25 October 10.30am DSP meetings
12pm Dáil Éireann
2pm DSP meetings
4.30pm DSP meetings
6pm FG meeting
7pm Dáil Éireann
26 October 6pm DRCD events
27 October 10.30am Constituency event

September 2023

Date Time Event
4 September 10am Tesco Stronger Starts event
11am on Constituency events
5 September 7pm FG event
6 September 9am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
8 September All day DRCD events
11 September 10:30am on DRCD events
12 September 12nn Launch of Monaghan Business Awards event
13 September 9am on Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet meeting
1.30pm on DSP meetings
14 September 12nn on DRCD events
15 September 10am on FG events
16 September 10am on FG events
17 September 2pm constituency
18 September 10am Minister Smith in Monaghan
19 September 11am on Ploughing championships
20 September 11am DSP meetings
12nn Incorporeal Cabinet Meeting
1pm DRCD meetings
3.30pm DSP meeting
23 September 2.30pm FG event
25 September 11am Constituency
26 September 9am Pre cabinet
10am Cabinet meeting
1pm DRCD meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm DSP meetings
5pm DRCD meeting
9pm DRCD Orals
27 September 11am DRCD meetings
12nn Dáil Éireann
3.30pm Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs
5pm Dáil Éireann
28 September 5pm Constituency events
29 September 3pm Constituency events

August 2023

Date Time Event
6 August 1pm DRCD event
7 August 12nn Constituency events
9 August 10.30am Constituency event
10 August 2pm Attended the horse show

July 2023

Date Time Event
1 July 10am DRCD event
4 July 8am Pre Cabinet meeting
9am Cabinet meeting
1pm DRCD meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
5.30pm DRCD meeting
5 July 10am DSP briefings
4pm Dáil Éireann
6 July 10am DRCD meetings
10.30am DSP Orals
12nn Dáil Éireann
1.30pm DSP briefing
3pm DRCD meeting
7 July 6pm DRCD event
10 July 11am Photo call for the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance
11 July 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DSP meeting
6pm FG event
12 July 10.30am DRCD Management Board
12nn Seanad Éireann
3pm DRCD meeting
5pm Dáil Éireann
8pm Ministerial meeting
13 July 11am DSP Management Board
2pm DRCD meeting
4pm Cabinet Committee on Children and Education
17 July All Day DRCD events Laois
18 July 2.30pm Incorporeal cabinet meeting
19 July 9am DSP Pre Budget Forum
4pm DRCD event Roscommon
20 July 10am Attend ESS Forum
25 July 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
12.30pm Meeting with DSP officials
2.30pm FG meeting
4pm DRCD events
30 July 1pm Attend Arva Show

June 2023

Date Time Event
1 June 10am Social Inclusion Forum
2pm Media
3.30pm DRCD events
2 June All day DRCD events Monaghan
6 -7 June All day DRCD events Donegal
8 June 11am Constituency events
10 June 10am - 1pm Constituency events
12 June 10am National Economic Dialogue
13 June 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
12pm DRCD meetings
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm DRCD meetings
7.30pm DRCD Orals
14 June 9.30am DRCD event
3pm Dáil statements
6pm Dáil Éireann
15 June 7pm FG event
16 June 9am Constituency events
18 June 11.30am DRCD event
19 June 10am Constituency meeting
12nn Constituency event
20 June 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
12.30pm Meet DSP SG & DSG
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD meeting
5pm Reception British Embassy
21 June 3pm FG meetings
7pm Dáil Éireann
22 June 2.15pm DSP briefing
2.30pm Cabinet Committee on Social affairs and Public Services
23 June 10.30am Constituency events
26 June 4pm Cabinet Committee on Housing
27 June 9am Pre cabinet
10am Cabinet meeting
12.30pm Meeting DSP SG & DSG
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm DRCD events
28 June 10am Official opening of DSP office Enniscorthy
3.30pm DSP meetings
5.30pm FG parliamentary party meeting
7pm Dáil Éireann
29 June 10am DRCD event Sligo
30 June 11am DRCD event

May 2023

Date Time Event
3 May 10.30am DSP briefing
12nn Incorporeal Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm DRCD meetings
5.30pm FG Parliamentary party meeting
4 May 8am Pre Cabinet
9.30am Cabinet Meeting
2pm DSP meetings
7.30pm Constituency event
5 May 11am DRCD event
8 May 3pm Europe day flag raising
3.45pm DSP briefing
4pm Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services
9 May 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm Social Inclusion Roadmap Steering Group
5.30pm DSP meeting
8pm Chair Local Election Selection Convention
10 May 10am Labour Market Advisory Council meeting
1pm DSP meeting
3.30pm Meeting with the Taoiseach
5pm Dáil Éireann
11 May All day Roscommon events
16 May 10am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
4pm DSP briefing
4.30pm DRCD meeting
17 May 10am Annual Carer’s Forum
10.30am DRCD events
3.30pm FG policy meeting
4.30pm DRCD meeting
5pm Dáil Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023
8pm Dáil Éireann
18 May 11am Media announcement with the Taoiseach
12nn Dáil Éireann
4.20pm DRCD meeting
5pm DRCD event
7.30pm FG event
20 May 3pm DRCD event
22 May All day DRCD events
4pm DSP briefing
23 May 9am Pre cabinet
10am Cabinet meeting
12nn DRCD event
12.30pm Meeting DSP SG & DSG
2pm Dáil Éireann
4pm DSP meetings
9pm DSP Orals
24 May 10am DRCD events Meath
5.30pm FG Parliamentary party meeting
6.30pm Seanad Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023
8pm Dáil Éireann
25 May 10am DSP briefing
10:15am Employability Services Providers Online Engagement Consultation
2.30pm DSP briefing
3.30pm Cabinet Committee on Economy and Investment
7.30pm Travel abroad for DRCD event
28 - 29 May DRCD event
30 May 9.30am Pre cabinet
10am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
5.30pm Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs & Public Services
8.30pm DRCD event Westmeath
31 May 9am - 5pm DRCD events Offaly
6pm Dáil Éireann

April 2023

Date Time Event
3 April 12nn DRCD events
4pm Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services
5 April 8am Pre Cabinet
10.30am Cabinet Meeting
11 April 12nn Incorporeal Cabinet meeting
17 April 3.30pm DSP briefing
4pm Cabinet Committee Housing
18 April 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
12.30pm Meet DSP SG & DSG
1.45pm DRCD meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
19 April All day DRCD events Longford
20 April 10am DRCD meetings
5pm Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change
24 April 11am DRCD event
25 April 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
12nn DRCD meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD meeting
8.30pm DRCD Orals
26 April All day DRCD events
5pm Dáil Éireann
27 April 11am DRCD meeting

March 2023

Date Time Event
1 March 9.20am DRCD events
3.30pm FG meeting
4.30pm Dáil Éireann
2 March 11am DRCD meeting
5pm Cabinet Committee on Housing
3 March 10am Incorporeal cabinet meeting
4 March 2pm DRCD event
6 March 11am DRCD event
2.30pm Constituency meeting
7 March 8am Pre Cabinet meeting
9am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
8 March 10.30am Briefing with DSP officials
11am Attend the Employment Support Schemes (ESS) Operational Forum
12nn Women's Caucus International Women's Day
3pm FG meeting
5pm Dáil Éireann
10 - 14 March London for Government’s St Patrick’s Day Programme
19 - 20 March Represent the Government at the Warrington Bombings anniversary event in Manchester
21 March 10am Cabinet meeting
12:30pm DSP briefing
2pm Dáil Éireann
3:30pm DSP briefing
22 March 10am DSP Dáil Private Members
2pm Tidy Towns launch
4:30pm Dáil Éireann
23 March 10am DSP Management Board
11am DSP meeting
1pm Leinster house tree planting ceremony
2.15pm DSP briefing
3pm DSP meeting
5.30pm Attend reception in Iveagh House
24 March 4pm DRCD events
25 March 11am Launch - Dún an Rí Forest Masterplan
27 March 10am Constituency meeting
10.30am Opening of new Enterprise Holdings branch
11.30am Launch Emerald Dairy Expo
4.30pm DSP briefing
28 March 9am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
12.30pm DSP briefing
2pm Dáil Éireann
7.30pm DSP Orals
29 March 9am Dáil Chamber
4pm DSP briefing
4.30pm Dáil Chamber
30 March 12nn School meals announcement
4pm Cabinet Committee on Humanitarian Response to Ukraine
31 March All day Sligo DRCD events

February 2023

Date Time Event
1 February 9.30am Consideration of DSP Revised Estimate by the Select Committee
11am Consideration of DRCD Revised Estimate by the Select Committee
3.30pm FG meeting
4pm Dáil Éireann
2 February 10am Meeting with DSP officials
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm Dáil Éireann
7 February 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet meeting
2pm DRDCD briefing
3pm DSP briefings
8 February 1pm DRCD event
2pm Dáil Éireann
4pm Dáil Éireann
6pm FG meeting
9 February 9am DSP Orals
11.15am Meeting with DSP Officials
1.45pm Dáil statements
3pm Meeting with staff
10 February 9am Attend PRB stakeholder forum
7.30pm DRCD event
14 February 9am Pre-Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
5pm DRCD briefing
6pm DSP Dáil private members’ business
15 February 10am Mobile Phone & Broadband Taskforce Stakeholder Forum
3pm Meeting DSP official
4.30pm Dáil Éireann
16 February 10am DSP Management Board meeting
12nn DSP briefing
2.30pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm Meeting with the Taoiseach
17 February 10am DRCD events
20 February 10am Constituency meeting
21 February 8am Pre-Cabinet meeting
9am Cabinet meeting
12pm DSP briefing
2pm Dáil Éireann
22 February 11am DRCD event
4pm DRCD meting
5pm Dáil Éireann
23 February 9am DRCD Orals
11.30am DRCD event
4pm Cabinet Committee on Humanitarian Response to Ukraine
8pm FG Rural Development Conference
24 February DRCD events
28 February 9am Pre-Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
12.30pm DSP briefing
2pm Dáil Éireann

January 2023

Date Time Event
4 January 10am Pre Cabinet meeting
11am Cabinet meeting
9 January 9am DRCD meeting
11 January 1pm Cabinet meeting
13 January 10.30am Incorporeal Cabinet meeting
7.30pm FG event
14 January All day DRCD events
17 January All day FG events
18 January 8:30am Cabinet meeting
12nn Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD meetings
5pm Dáil Éireann
19 January 11am DSP meeting with SG and DSG
20 January 11am Attend Sláintecare Health Community launch in Cavan
7.30pm Constituency event
21 January 11am Constituency event
23 - 25 January Berlin for DRCD event
26 January 11.30am Address the 2023 National Pensions Summit
1.30pm Briefing with DSP officials
2.30pm Attend a meeting of the Labour Market Advisory Council
27 January 2.30pm Attend National Apprenticeship Awards Ceremony, Monaghan
30 January 10am Constituency meetings
3pm DSP meetings
4pm Cabinet Committee on Housing
31 January 9am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
12nn Attend meeting of Labour Employer Economic Forum
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm DRCD briefing
4pm DSP briefings
5.30pm Cabinet Committee on Humanitarian Response to Ukraine

December 2022

Date Time Event
1 December 10am DRCD events
1.30pm Dáil Éireann
6pm DRCD media
2 December All day DRCD and constituency events
5 December 11am DSP media
2pm DSP briefings
6 December 4pm Justice events
6pm Centenary of Saorstát Éireann
9pm Justice Oral PQ’s
8 December 9.30am DRCD events
12.30pm Attend book launch
4pm Justice briefing
7pm Constituency meeting
9 December 10am Justice event
12nn on DRCD events
10 December 6.30pm Justice event
12 December 9.30am on DRCD events
2pm Briefings
4pm Cabinet Committee on Ukraine
13 December 9am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
12.30am DSP briefing
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD meeting
4.30pm Seanad Social Welfare Bill
8pm FG event
14 December 9am DRCD media
12nn DRCD meetings
4pm Dáil Éireann
15 December 9am DRCD Orals
12.30pm DRCD meeting
2.30pm Attend DSP Management Board meeting
16 December 9.30am Visit DSP Dundalk office
11am DRCD event
17 December 10.30am Dáil Éireann – Rotation of Taoiseach
9pm Cabinet meeting
19 December 10am DRCD media
20 December 10.30am DRCD meeting
21 December 12nn Pre Cabinet
1pm Cabinet Meeting

November 2022

Date Time Event
1 November 11am DSP media
2 November 10am Cabinet meeting
7 November 11.30pm Constituency event
8 November 9.30am Incorporeal Cabinet meeting
10.30am FG meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm Dormant Accounts Action Plan launch
9 November 9am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
3pm Attend DSP Senior Management event
4.30pm DRCD meeting
6.30pm Dáil Éireann
10 November All day DRCD events
7pm Justice event
11 November 10am Constituency exhibition
11.30am on DRCD events
13 November 10.30am Attend Belfast Rembrance Sunday
14 November 10am Constituency events
12nn DRCD events
5pm Briefing with DSP officials
15 November 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
12nn Meeting with Minister McGrath
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm on DRCD events
16 November 10am Constituency meeting
12nn Meeting with DSP officials
6pm Dáil Éireann
8pm FG meeting
8.15pm DRCD event
17 November 10am on DRCD events
18 November All day FG event
19 November All day FG event
21 November 9.30am Attend Civic Forum
3.30pm DSP briefing
4pm Cabinet Committee on Housing
22 November 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
12pm DRCD meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD meeting
4pm
23 November 9.30am Attend Select committee
1.30pm Media event
3pm Dáil re Social Welfare bill
5pm Dáil Éireann
24 November 9am DRCD events
3pm DRCD meetings
7pm DRCD PMB Dáil Éireann
25 November 5pm on Constituency events
26 November 3pm on DRCD events Mayo
28 November 11am DRCD event Kilkenny
29 November 8.30am Pre cabinet meeting
9am Cabinet meeting
1.30pm Address the Irish Association of Pension Funds event
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm DSP briefing
3.30pm Attend virtual Disability Federation of Ireland meeting
4.30pm DRCD meeting
8pm DSP orals
30 November 10am Media with BBC
1pm Briefing DSP officials
12nn Media doorstep
2.30pm DRCD media
4.30pm Dáil re Social Welfare bill

October 2022

Date Time Event
3 October 9.30am DRCD event
4 October 9am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD meeting
4.30pm Meet DSP officials
6pm Tommie Gorman book launch
5 October 10am DRCD event and meetings
4pm DSP meeting
6pm Book launch Stephen Collins
7pm Dáil Éireann
6 October All day DRCD events Wexford
7 October 11am Constituency event
9 October 3pm Constituency event
10 October 10am Constituency events
11 October 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
12.30pm Press event
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DSP meetings
12 October 11 – 6pm DRCD events
7pm Dái; Éireann
13 October 9am DSP Orals
2pm DRCD meetings
14 October 10am DRCD events
17 October 4pm Constituency meeting
18 October 8am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
12nn Meeting with Ministers McEntee and O’Gorman
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD meetings
19 October 9.30am DSP briefing
10am Attend Labour Market Advisory Council
1.30pm DRCD meetings
5pm DSP PMB Seanad
7pm Dáil Éireann
20 October 9am DRCD media
11am DSP Management Board
1.30am DSP PMB Seanad
7pm DRCD event
21 October 10.30am Constituency events
24 October 10.30am Constituency meeting
12nn DSP Briefing
2pm Constituency event
4pm Cabinet Committee on Ukraine
5.30pm Cabinet Committee on Housing
25 October 9am Pre cabinet
10am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD meeting
4.30pm DSP meetings
26 October 10.30am DRCD meetings
7pm Seanad PMB
8.30pm Dáil Éireann
27 October 10.30am DRCD Orals
1pm DRCD event
4.30pm Constituency event
7pm DRCD event
28 October 10.30am Tidy Towns Awards ceremony

September 2022

Date Time Event
1 September 11am Constituency meetings
3 September DRCD events
5 September 10.30am DRCD meetings
11am Constituency meetings
7 September 8.30am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
1.30pm Briefing with DSP officials
4pm DRCD events
8 September 6pm Meet with Advisers
9 September FG event
10 September FG event
11 September 11am Constituency event
12 September 11am DRCD event
2pm Constituency meeting
4pm Incorporeal Government meeting
13 September 12nn DSP meeting
1pm DRCD meeting
4pm DSP meeting
14 September 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
4pm DRCD meeting
15 September 10.30am DRCD Orals
1pm DRCD meeting
2.30pm DSP meeting
16 September 9.30am DRCD meeting
11.20am Incorporeal Cabinet meeting
11.30am Constituency events
5.30pm DRCD event
18 September 2pm DRCD event
19 September 2.30pm DSP briefing
20 September 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
12nn Pensions Commission Launch
1pm News at 1
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD meeting
3.30pm DSP briefing
7pm Meeting with Minister McGrath
21 September 11am Attend Ploughing Championships
6pm Dáil Éireann
22 September 3pm DSP Management Board
4pm Media
5.30pm Dáil – DSP Private Members
22 September Constituency events
24 September 10.30am DRCD event
1.30pm FG conference
26 September 10am DRCD meeting
27 September 8.30am Pre cabinet meeting
9.30am Cabinet meeting
1pm Dáil Éireann
5pm Press conference
8.30pm Dáil Éireann
28 September All day DRCD events
29 September All day DRCD events
30 September 9.30am Constituency events
7.30pm Constituency event

August 2022

Date Time Event
1 August 11.30pm Attend Lord Trimble’s Funeral
17 August 11am Moffett Automated Storage Event
19 August 12nn Official opening of Carrickmacross Tennis Club
2.30pm Attend the Dublin Horse Show
23 August 11am Incorporeal Government meeting
24 August 10am Virginia Agricultural Show
29 August 9.30am Family Carers Ireland Pre Budget Submission
10am Monaghan Ladies GAA meeting
11am Meeting with Youth Activist Jamie McElwain from Co Monaghan​
12nn Meeting re Monaghan Childcare Facility
30 August 11.30am Laying of Foundation Stone of Ulster Canal with Taoiseach
31 August 10am Cabinet meeting
2.30pm Meeting with the Community & Voluntary Pillar & the Taoiseach
4pm DSP Management Board meeting
5pm Meetings with DSP officials

July 2022

Date Time Event
1 July 5.30pm DRCD event
4 July 1pm Pre Cabinet
2.30pm Cabinet Meeting
7pm DRCD event
5 July 12nnn DSP briefings
2pm Dáil Éireann
4pm DSP meeting
5pm Dáil Éireann
6 July 11am Incorporeal Government meeting
11.15am Women’s Caucus meeting
2pm DRCD meetings
4pm Dáil Éireann
5.30pm DSP briefing
7 July 10am DSP briefing & meeting
12.30pm DRCD meeting
2pm DRCD event
4pm DRCD meeting
5pm DSP meeting
6.30pm DRCD event
8 July 2pm Constituency meeting
11 July 11am Constituency event
4pm Cabinet Committee on Housing
12 July 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
4pm Dáil Éireann
6.30pm Meeting
13 July 9.30am DSP meeting
11am DRCD meeting
2pm DSP briefing
4.30pm FG meeting
5pm Dáil Éireann
14 July 10.30am DSP Orals
12pm Incorporeal Government meeting
2pm DRCD meeting
1pm Briefing
5pm Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment
7pm DRCD meeting
15 July 12.30pm Constituency meetings
18 July All day DRCD events
19 July All day DRCD events
20 July All day DRCD events
21 July All day DRCD events
22 July All day DRCD events
25 July 10am DRCD events
2pm Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change
4pm Cabinet Committee on Accommodation and Supports for Ukrainian Refugees
26 July 9.30am DRCD briefing
10.30am DSP briefing
11am Attend Employment Support Schemes Operational Forum
1.30pm DRCD event
3pm DRCD meetings
4.30pm DSP briefing
27 July 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet meeting
12nn Attend DSP pre-budget forum
4pm DRCD meeting
28 July 5pm Incorporeal Government meeting

June 2022

Date Time Event
1 June 11am Official Opening of Holy Family School Cootehill
2.30pm Launch the FIT Ukrainian Training & Employment Services Hub
6.30pm Dáil Éireann
2 June 10am DRCD events
6pm Constituency meeting
3 June From 11am Constituency events
4 June 2pm DRCD event
8 June 11am DRCD event
9 June 10am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Management Board
3pm DSP meetings
5pm DRCD meeting
10 June From 10am Constituency events
13 June 9.30am Constituency event
2pm DSP meetings
4pm Cabinet Committee Ukraine
14 June 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DRCD meeting
4pm Bi-lateral meeting
15 June 9am Dáil Éireann
10.30am DSP SG & DSG meeting
12nn DRCD meeting
2pm DRCD meetings
5pm Dáil Éireann
6pm Seanad Éireann
16 June 10am DRCD meetings
2.30pm DSP meetings
4.15pm DRCD meeting
17 June Constituency events
18 June Constituency events
20 June National Economic Forum
21 June 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
5pm meeting
6pm DRCD meeting
22 June 10am Attend Social Inclusion Forum
12nn Dáil Éireann
5.30pm Dáil Éireann
27 June 10am DRCD event
28 June 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet meeting
2.45pm DSP briefing
3.15pm Bi lateral meeting
5pm meeting
5.30pm FG meeting
29 June 11am Meet the Labour Market Advisory Council
5pm Dáil Éireann
30 June 12nn Dáil Éireann
3.45pm DSP meeting
4.15pm Meet with an Tánaiste

May 2022

Date Time Event
3 May 3pm DRCD meeting
4pm Pre Cabinet
4.30pm Cabinet Meeting
4 May 10am meeting DSP SG and Dep Sec
11.30am Recording video for FutureBuilding launch
12nn briefing
3pm Diary meeting
4pm DRCD meeting
5pm Dáil Éireann
5 May 9.30am DSP Management Board
11am Meeting DSP officials
2pm Announcement of Future Building programme with Minister Harris
5pm DRCD briefing
6 May 9am DRCD event
7 May 11am DRCD event
9 May 4pm Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change
10 May 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
3pm DRCD meetings
5pm Diary meeting
8pm DRCD event
11 May - Official state visit with the President to Malta
14 May
16 May 11am Briefing with officials
11.30am Attend Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Equality
2pm Briefing with officials
4pm Attend Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment
17 May 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm DRCD meeting
5pm Diary meeting
7pm DSP Oral PQ’s
18 May 10am Presentation of DSP IS 27001 Certificate
12nn meeting DSP SG and Dep Sec
2pm DRCD meetings
6.30pm Leinster House
19 May 10.30am DSP Construction Recruitment EXPO
12.30pm DRCD events
20 May 11am DRCD event
21 May 12nn Annual Garda Memorial Day
22 May 3pm Constituency event
24 May 8am Pre cabinet
9am Cabinet meeting
12nn DRCD event
1pm Meeting with delegation of parents from Cavan/Monaghan re Disability Services
3pm DRCD meetings
25 May 10am Meeting with Advisers
11am Meeting with Alopecia Ireland
12nn Media doorstep
12.15pm Meeting with DSP officials
2pm Diary meeting
3pm DRCD meetings
5pm meeting DSP SG and Dep Sec
5.30pm PP meeting
6.30pm Dáil Éireann
8pm DRCD event
26 May 9.30am DRCD events
27 May 9am Local media
30 May 3pm Constituency meeting
31 May 12.15pm Address the Annual Carers Forum
12.30m DRCD meetings
5pm Cabinet meeting
6.30pm DSP Private Members
8.30pm DRCD Orals

April 2022

Date Time Event
1 April 9.30am Virtual DSP briefing
11am Constituency meeting
2 April 10.30am Constituency event
4 April 1pm DSP briefings
4pm Cabinet Committee on Housing
5 April 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
1pm DRCD briefing
3pm DRCD meetings
5pm DSP meeting
9pm DSP Orals
6 April 9.45am Dáil Éireann
11.45am School Meals Scheme Evaluation Launch
4.30pm DRCD meeting
5.30pm FG meeting
8pm Dáil Éireann
7 April All day DRCD events
8 April All day DRCD events
11 April All day Constituency events
12 April 11.30am Constituency meetings
13 April 9am Cabinet Meeting
2.30pm Meet DSP officials
5pm Meeting with CMETB and Taoiseach
4pm Meet with DSP SG & DSG
14 April All day DRCD events
20 April 6pm Cabinet meeting
22 April All day DRCD events
25 April 11.30am Constituency meetings
26 April 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
12.30pm DRCD meetings
430pm Meeting with officials
27 April 10.45am Attend DSP Dublin recruitment event
1pm DRCD meetings
4pm Dáil Éireann
28 April 6pm DRCD event
8pm Cork North East meeting
29 April All day DRCD events

March 2022

Date Time Event
1 March 8am Pre Cabinet meeting
9am Cabinet Meeting
12pm Virtual Labour Market Advisory Council
3pm Briefing with officials
2 March 12pm Dáil Éireann
2.30pm DRCD meeting
5.3-pm FG meeting
7pm Dáil Éireann
3 March 9.30am DRCD event
1pm Visit DSP offices Sligo
5pm Attend DSP Senior Management event
4 March 9am DRCD event
7 March 11am Opening Speech, International Women's Day
11.30am Cavan Monaghan ETB Polish Language launch
3.30pm Briefing with officials
4pm Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs & Equality
5.30pm International Women’s Day event Launch, Castleblayney
8 March 8.30am Pre Cabinet meeting
9am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
4pm Statements on International Women's Day
7.30pm DRCD meeting
9 March 9.30am Incorporeal Cabinet meeting
11am Visit DSP stand Dublin Airport
2pm DRCD meeting
7.30pm Dáil Éireann
10 March 9.30am DSP Management Board
11.30am DSP Presentation to FMU of ISO 5001 Certs
2pm DRCD event
11 March 11am Online meeting with Ambassador of Ukraine
1pm DRCD events
15 March 12.30pm Cabinet meeting
20 March 2pm Ceremony to remember those lost to Covid
21 March 3.30pm DSP briefing
22 March 8.30am Pre Cabinet meeting
9am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
7pm DSP Orals
23 March 10.30am DSP briefing
12nn Dáil Éireann
2pm DSP briefing
7pm Dáil Éireann
24 March 10am Joint Committee Disability Matters Public Meeting
1.30pm on DRCD events
25 March All day DRCD events
26 March From 12nn Constituency events
28 March 3pm Briefing with officials
8pm FG event
29 March 8.30am Pre Cabinet meeting
9am Cabinet meeting
12pm Press conference for Auto Enrolment
3pm Media
7pm Constituency event
30 March 11am media
2pm Dáil Chamber
8pm Dáil Chamber
31 March 9.30am media
12nn Dáil Chamber
3pm Briefing with officials

February 2022

Date Time Event
1 February 8.30am Pre-Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
11.30am DRCD briefing
2pm Dáil Eireann
3.30pm DSP briefing
6pm Meeting with DSP officials
2 February 10.30am Attend JOC DRCD Rev
2pm DRCD meeting
5.30pm FG meeting
8pm Dáil Éireann
3 February 9am DSP Orals
11.15am Meeting with DSP Officials
12.30pm DRCD event/meetings
3pm Meeting with Tánaiste and Minister Naughten
4 February All day DRCD events
7 February 10am Meeting with DSP officials
11am Monaghan Education Support Service Meeting
8 February 8.30am Pre-Cabinet meeting
9am Cabinet meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
9 February 9.30am DRCD meeting
11am Meeting DSP official
12nn Dáil Éireann
3pm DRCD Management Board
5.30pm FG meeting
6.30pm Dáil Éireann
10 February 10.30am DRCD meeting
11.30am Meet Ministers McGrath and Naughton
12nn Dáil Éireann
1pm Meeting DSP official
3.30pm DSP briefing
4pm Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment
14 February 11am DRCD meeting
3.30pm Constituency meetings
15 February 8.30am Pre-Cabinet meeting
9am Cabinet meeting
12pm DSP briefing
2pm Dáil Éireann
4pm DRCD meeting
16 February 9.30am Attend JOC DSP Revised Estimates
1.30pm DRCD meetings
4pm Meeting DSP officials
5.30pm FG meeting
8.30pm Dáil Éireann
17 February 9am DRCD Oral PQ’s
11.30am Meeting DSP officials
12.45pm Meeting with Senator Tim Lombard
2pm Meeting of Ministers responsible for Social Economy
4pm Constituency meeting
6pm DRCD event
18 February 11am Constituency events
21 February All day DRCD & Constituency events
22 February 8.30am Pre-Cabinet meeting
9am Cabinet meeting
12.30pm DSP briefing
1pm Meeting with H.E. Dr. Laurențiu-Mihai Ștefan, Ambassador of Romania
2pm Dáil Éireann
3pm DSP briefing
3.30pm Virtual meeting Operational Forum
23 February 10.30am DSP SG and DSG meeting
12pm Dáil Éireann
2pm DSP briefing
2.30pm DSP meeting
5.30pm FG meeting
7.30pm Dáil Éireann
24 February 10.30am DRCD event
6pm Dáil Private members
25 February All day DRCD events Leitrim
28 February 10.30am DSP briefing
2pm Constituency meeting

January 2022

Date Time Event
5 January 8.30am Pre Cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
12 January 8.30am Pre Cabinet meeting
9am Cabinet meeting
16 January 1pm 100th Anniversary of the Handover of Dublin Castle
3pm Cabinet meeting
18 January 2pm Fine Gael PP Meeting
19 January 8sm Pre Cabinet meeting
9am Cabinet meeting
2pm DRCD meeting
4pm Dáil Statements on Violence against Women
20 January 9.30am Meeting DSP officials
11am DRCD meeting
12nn Dáil Éireann
4pm DRCD meeting
21 January 3pm Cabinet meeting
24 January 12nn DRCD meetings
4pm Cabinet Committee on Housing
25 January 9.30am Pre Cabinet meeting
1pm Cabinet meeting
1pm DRCD meetings
7pm FG meeting
26 January 9am DSP event
3pm DRCD meetings
5.30pm FG meeting
10pm Dáil Éireann
27 January 10am DRCD event
12pm Dáil Éireann
3.30pm DSP Management Board
8pm Dáil Éireann PMB
28 January All day Constituency meetings
31 January 11am DRCD events

December 2021

Date Time Event
1 December 9.30am Supplementary Estimate for the Department of Social Protection (JOC)
2.30pm DSP meeting
4pm Dáil Éireann
2 December 9.30am DRCD meetings
11.45am DSP meeting
1.30pm – 10pm Dáil Éireann
3 December 10am – 1pm Constituency events
3.30pm Government meeting
7pm SW Bill in Dáil
6 December 2pm DRCD briefing
4pm Cabinet Committee on Housing
7 December 8am Pre Cabinet meeting
10.30am Cabinet meeting
12pm DRCD meetings
5pm DRCD meeting
9pm DRCD Orals
8 December 12pm Dáil Éireann
4pm-12mn Dáil Éireann
9 December 2pm DRCD meeting
2.20pm Incorporeal Government meeting
3pm DRCD meeting
13 December 9am on DSP meetings
4pm Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment
14 December 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
2pm FG meetings
1pm DSP briefing
4pm DRCD meetings
6pm Dáil Chamber
15 December 9.30am DRCD meeting
11am Zoom Meeting Minister Rabbitte
2pm DRCD meeting
5.30pm SW Bill Dáil
16 December 10am DRCD meetings
1pm SW Bill Seanad
17 December 12.30pm SW Bill Seanad
2pm COVID Sub Committee meeting
4.30pm Cabinet meeting
18 December 11am Cavan Monaghan Divisional Community Engagement Initiative
3pm Tyrone Guthrie Centre Event
20 December 11am Constituency meeting
12nn DSP Management Board
21 December 10am Pre Cabinet
11am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Media

November 2021

Date Time Event
2 November 12.30pm DRCD meeting
2pm Dáil Chamber
3 November All day DRCD events Tipperary
6pm Dáil chamber
4 November 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
12nn DSP meeting
8 November 11am County Cavan Social Enterprise Strategy Launch
2.30pm Truagh Development Association Meeting
9 November 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Dáil Chamber
3pm DRCD events
10 November 11am – 7pm DRCD events
7pm Leinster House
11 November 9am Media
10.20am Meeting Senator Micheal Carrigy
11am DSP meeting
11.30am Meeting with Debbie Byrne
1pm Meeting Irish Post Master Union
3pm DSP Management Board meeting
12 November 11am SuperValu TidyTowns awards ceremony
15 November 9am DDRCD events
4pm Attend Cabinet Committee on Housing
16 November 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
2.30pm Rural Youth Assembly
3pm Meeting DSP officials
6.10pm DRCD media
17 November 11.30am DSP SG DSG meeting
12nn meeting DSP officials
4.30pm DRCD meetings
9pm Leinster House
18 November 10am DRCD events
19 November 9am Attend on DSP SMT meeting
2.30pm Meeting Annagh Group Water Scheme & Cavan Co Council
22 November 1.30pm DSP meeting
4pm Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment
23 November 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Dáil Éireann
2.30pm DRCD meeting
4pm DRCD briefing
5pm DSP briefing
24 November 10.30am DSP SG DSG meeting
11.50am DSP briefing
12nn Meeting ILCU
2pm DSP briefing
4pm DRCD meeting
5.30pm Dáil Éireann
25 November 9am DSP Orals
11.45am DSP Meeting
13.45pm DRCD meeting
2pm DSP meetings
4pm Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs & Equality
26 November 11am Cavan Syrian Refugee Resettlement End of Programme Event
5pm Monaghan CoCo Action against Gender-Based Violence Photocall
29 November DRCD events
30 November 8am Pre cabinet
9am Cabinet meeting
1pm DSP meetings
2pm Dáil Eireann
4pm DRCD meeting
7pm Dáil Éireann

October 2021

Date Time Event
1 October 9am Justice meeting
10.20am Meeting with the Tánaiste
11.30pm DRCD event
4 October 9.30am Pre Cabinet meeting
10.30am Cabinet meeting (Cork)
3pm Justice meeting
5 October 10am Justice meeting
12nn on DSP meetings
6 October 9.30am Justice meeting
12nn Dáil Éireann
1pm DSP meetings
3,30pm Seanad Éireann
5pm Dáil Éireann
7 October 9am DSP Orals
11.30am Meeting Justice officials
12pm DSP meetings
4pm Cabinet meeting
8 October 9.30am Constituency events
11 October 11am Justice meeting
2.30pm DRCD meeting
10 October 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
12.30pm FG meetings
1pm Budget 2022
5pm Press conference
8.30pm Dáil Chamber
13 October 10am Justice meeting
11am Justice press conference
1pm DRCD meeting
4pm Justice events
8pm Budget DSP statement
14 October 10.30am DRCD Orals
12nn Attend Dáil
16 October 10.20am Constituency event
11am Justice event
18 October 11am DRCD event
2pm Justice meeting
4pm Meeting with Tánaiste
6.30pm Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change
19 October 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
2pm Justice briefing and meeting
20 October 9am In Constituency
4pm Justice meeting
21 October 10.15am Justice Orals
12nn Justice meetings
22 October 11am on Constituency meetings
26 October 5pm Cabinet Committee on Covid 19
27 October 8am Pre cabinet
9am Cabinet meeting
12nn Justice meeting
5.30pm FG meeting
29 October 10am Official Opening of Ballybay Food Hub
12nn Visit Moffat Automated Storage
3pm Visit Castleblayney Community Enterprise Centre Open Remote Working Hub
30 October 1.30pm Daisy Hill House and Gardens Opening Event (DSP)

September 2021

Date Time Event
1 September 10.30am DRCD meeting
11.30am Justice meeting
2 September 11am meeting DSP officials
2pm DRCD meeting
3pm Cabinet meeting
7.30pm Visit to Killygarry GAA Club, Cavan
3 September All day Justice events
3pm Incorporeal Government meeting
6 September 9am Virtual Social Welfare Summer School 2021
4pm Shabra Plastics Zoom Meeting
7 September 1pm DRCD meetings
2.30pm Presentation of the Pension Commissions Report, Dublin Castle
8 September 10am Cabinet meeting
1pm meeting DSP SG and Dep Sec
12 – 14 September FG event
15 September 9.30am Pre cabinet meeting
10am Cabinet meeting
12nn Justice meeting
2pm Dáil chamber
2.40pm DSP officials
3pm Presentation of the Cost of Disability Report
5.30pm Dáil chamber
16 September DSP meetings
Dáil Chamber
17 September DRCD events Donegal
21 September 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
11.30am DSP meeting
1.30pm on Justice meetings
22 September 9.30am DSP meeting
12nn Justice event
2pm DSP meeting
23 September 10am DRCD meeting
12pm Leinster House
1.30pm DRCD meeting
2.30pm DSP meeting
3.30pm DRCD meeting
4.30pm DSP meeting
5pm Meeting with Tánaiste
2 September All day Justice events
25 September 3pm Ballyhaise Development Association Official Opening
27 September 3pm Online constituency meeting
28 September 8.30am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
11.30am Justice event
Dáil Éireann
29 September 10am DRCD event
12nn Justice meeting
11.30am Dáil Éireann
1.30pm DRCD meetings
5.30pm FG meeting
9pm Dáil Éireann
30 September 9am DSP meeting
11.30am Justice meeting
2.15pm DSP meetings
4pm Cabinet Committee Meeting on Economic Recovery and Investment
6.30pm Justice meeting

August 2021

Date Time Event
5 August 12nn Official Opening of the Radharc an Bhrí development in Castleblayney
6 August 9.30am DSP briefing
10am Covid-19 Cabinet Committee
19 August 11.30am Covid-19 Cabinet Committee
23 August 10.30am DSP meetings
24 August 3pm Incorporeal Government meeting
25 August 11am Justice event
2pm Government press centre
27 August 11.30am Covid-19 Cabinet Committee
30 August am DRCD events
2pm Virtual Covid-19 Cabinet Committee
5pm Virtual Cabinet Committee on Housing
31 August 12.30pm Pre Cabinet meeting
1pm Cabinet meeting

July 2021

Date Time Event
1 July 10.30am DSP Orals
1.30pm Video - Pathways to work
3pm DRCD meeting
4pm Climate Cabinet Committee
5.30pm Meeting DSP officials
2 July All day DRCD events
5 July All day DRCD events
7pm Virtual Cabinet Committee on Coordination
6 July 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
12.30pm Justice meeting
7 July 11.30am Justice events
4pm DRCD event
8 July 10.30am Justice events
12nn DSP officials
1.30pm Convention centre
9 July 9.30am DSP Virtual meetings
12nn DSP meeting
2pm Join IFA virtual Oireachtas briefing
12 July 10.30am Launch Pathways to Work
4pm Justice meeting
6.30pm Incorporeal Cabinet meeting
13 July 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
12.30pm Justice event
2pm DRCD event
4pm FG meeting
5.30pm Virtual DSP briefing
14 July 10am DSP Pre Budget Forum
3pm DRCD briefing
5pm Cabinet meeting
15 July 10.30am DRCD Oral PQ’s
Convention Centre
4pm Cabinet Committee on Housing
19 July 10.30am Virtual DRCD events
12.30pm DSP briefing online
2.30pm Virtual DSP Management Broad meeting
5.30pm Virtual Cabinet Committee on Coordination
20 July 10am Constituency
2-6.30pm Justice events
21 July 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
12.30pm Virtual DRCD
1pm Virtual Justice
3pm Justice events
22 July All day DRCD events
23 July All day DRCD events
25 July DRCD event
27 July 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
2.30pm DRCD meeting
7pm Justice event
30 July All day DRCD event

June 2021

Date Time Event
1 June 8am Pre Cabinet
8.30am Cabinet Meeting
12nn Briefing with officials
2pm Attend Economic Recovery Plan launch
6pm Cavan and Monaghan IFA Meeting
8pm DRCD event
2 June From 10am Justice events
4pm DRCD event
5.30pm Virtual FG PP
3 June 10.30am Justice Oral PQ’
1pm DRCD events
4 June 11am DRCD event
12.30pm DRCD event
9 June 9am Pre Cabinet
10am Cabinet Meeting
12.30pm DRCD event
1pm briefing
1.30pm Attend Cabinet Committee on Housing
4pm Justice meeting
10 June 12nn on Justice meetings
4pm DRCD meeting
11 June 2pm Virtual Justice meeting
14 June 11am Virtual DRCD meeting
2.30pm DSP briefing
7pm Attend Cabinet Committee on Coordination
15 June 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
1pm News at 1
2pm DRCD event
4pm DRCD briefing
5pm DSP briefing
16 June 9.30am DRCD meting
11.30am FG meeting
2pm DSP briefing
4pm DRCD meetings
17 June 9am DSP Management Board
3pm Media
18 June Justice meetings
21 June 9.30am Speak at ESRI event
10am Justice meeting
12nn Virtual DSP briefing
3.30pm Virtual briefing
4pm Attend Cabinet Committee on Housing
22 June 8.30am Cabinet meeting
12nn Attend Seanad
6pm DSP Dáil Private Members’
23 June DRCD events
5.30pm FG meeting
6.30pm Convention Centre
8.30pm Justice meeting
24 June 9.35am Virtual DRCD events
11am on Justice meetings
26 June 12.30pm Sliabh Beagh event Ballybay
28 June 11.30am DSP briefing
2pm Attend National Economic Dialogue
21.30pm Virtual meeting COVID-19 Cabinet Committee
29 June 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet meeting
1.30pm DSP briefing
2pm Meeting with Deputy McAuliffe
3.30pm DSP briefing
30 June All day Justice meetings

May 2021

Date Time Event
4 May 10am Justice event
12.30pm Pre Cabinet
2pm Cabinet Meeting
5pm DRCD event
6.30pm Justice events
5 May From 10.00am Justice events
6 May 10.30am Virtual DSP briefing
11am Virtual attend Labour Market Advisory Council
2pm Virtual DRCD event
4pm Virtual attend Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment
7 May 11am Virtual Loreto College Cavan
3pm Virtual meetings Justice
10 May 9am Virtual meeting Justice
11am meetings DRCD
2.30pm Virtual meetings Justice
4pm Virtual Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change
11 May 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
12.30pm Virtual meeting with SG
4pm Virtual DSP briefing
12 May 11.30am Virtual Justice meeting
1.30pm Virtual DSP briefing
2pm Virtual meeting with Children's Rights Alliance
3pm DRCD event
5.30pm Virtual FG meetings
13 May 10am Virtual Justice meeting
2pm Virtual DSP briefing
14 May 3.30pm Virtual Justice meeting
17 May 9.15am Justice meetings
11.30am Virtual DSP briefing
2.30pm Justice meeting
4.30pm Virtual DSP briefing
18 May 8am Pre Cabinet
9am Cabinet Meeting
2pm DRCD event
4pm Virtual meeting with SGs
5pm Virtual DSP briefing
6pm Cabinet resumed
10pm DSP Oral PQ’s
19 May 10.30am Virtual meeting DSP SG and Dep Sec
11.30am Virtual Justice meeting
2pm DRCD meeting
3pm Virtual DSP briefing
4pm Virtual Justice meeting
5.30pm Virtual FG meeting
20 May 10am Justice meetings
5.30pm Virtual DSP briefing
8pm DSP Dáil Private Members’ Business
21 May 10.30am DRCD event
22 May 12nn Justice events
24 May 11am Virtual meeting DSP officials
2.30pm Justice event
25 May 10.30am Virtual meetings DSP officials
1.30pm Incorporeal Government meeting
3pm DRCD meeting
5pm Virtual Justice briefing
7.30pm DRCD Oral PQ’s
26 May 9.30am Select committee DSP FREV
2pm Justice meetings
5.30pm FG meeting
7pm Convention centre
27 May 9.30am DSP briefing
1.30am Justice meeting
4.30pm Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment
7.30pm Virtual Cabinet Committee Covid-19
28 May 10.30am Virtual Justice meeting
11.30am Pre cabinet
12nn Cabinet meeting
5pm DRCD events
31 May 11am DRCD events
4pm Virtual Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change

April 2021

Date Time Event
1 Apr 10.30am Virtual meeting DRCD
1 Apr 11am Pat Kenny show
1 Apr 1pm Convention centre
1 Apr 4.30pm Attend Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change
1 Apr 7pm Virtual meeting DRCD
7 Apr 11am Virtual briefing DSP officials
7 Apr Virtual meeting with Irish Postmasters Union
9 Apr 10am Virtual briefing DSP officials
9 Apr 10.30am Virtual meeting Family Carers Ireland
9 Apr 11am Virtual meeting Care Alliance Ireland
9 Apr 8pm Incorporeal meeting
12 Apr 10am Virtual briefing DSP officials
13 Apr 11am & 2.30pm Virtual briefing DSP officials
14 Apr 9am Pre Cabinet
14 Apr 10am Cabinet Meeting
14 Apr 2.30pm Virtual briefing DSP officials
14 Apr 3pm Virtual meeting with Josephine Feehily
14 Apr 4.30pm Virtual DRCD meeting
15 Apr 11am Virtual DSP Management Board
15 Apr 4.30pm Virtual Cabinet Committee on Housing
15 Apr 7.45pm Virtual Donegal FG event
16 Apr 9.30am Virtual DSP briefing
16 Apr 9.45am Virtual Social Inclusion Forum (SIF) 2021
16 Apr 2pm Virtual meeting DRCD
19 Apr 5pmn Virtual launch of DPD Cavan Depot
20 Apr 9am Pre Cabinet
20 Apr 10am Cabinet Meeting
20 Apr 2pm Video for Intreo Work & Skills Week
20 Apr 3.30pm DRCD event
21 Apr 10am DRCD event
21 Apr 11.30am DRCD meeting
21 Apr 1pm Virtual DSP Senior Management meeting
21 Apr 2pm Virtual DRCD meeting
21 Apr 5.30pm Virtual FG meting
22 Apr 11am Virtual meeting DSP officials
22 Apr 1pm DRCD meeting
22 Apr 3pm Meeting with Tánaiste
27 Apr 9am Pre Cabinet meeting
27 Apr 10am Cabinet Meeting
27 Apr 1.30pm Virtual meeting DSP & DRCD SG
27 Apr 2.30pm Briefing DSP officials
27 Apr 3pm Virtual meeting with Minister McEntee and Irish Air Line Pilot's Association
28 Apr 11am Virtual NSMC Sectoral
28 Apr 2pm Justice meeting
28 Apr 5.30pm Virtual DSP briefing
28 Apr 7pm Virtual COVID-19 Cabinet Committee
29 Apr 10am Virtual Justice meeting
29 Apr 2.30pm Cabinet meeting
30 Apr 10.30am & 2.30pm Virtual briefings DSP officials

March 2021

Date Time Event
2 Mar 9.30am Pre Cabinet
2 Mar 10am Cabinet meeting
2 Mar 2.30pm DRCD meeting
2 Mar 4pm DRCD meeting
3 Mar 1.30pm Virtual meetings DRCD
3 Mar 3.45pm Virtual brief with officials
3 Mar 4pm Courtesy call Ambassador of France
4 Mar 11am DRCD event
4 Mar 3pm Virtual DSP Management Board
8 Mar 11am DRCD Virtual meeting
8 Mar 7.30pm Virtual Monaghan Women's Assembly Launch
9 Mar 9am Pre Cabinet
9 Mar 10am Cabinet meeting
9 Mar 1.30pm RTÉ
9 Mar 2.30pm Meetings with SGs
9 Mar 3pm DRCD event
10 Mar 10am Dáil PMB
10 Mar 2pm DRCD meeting
11 Mar 1pm Dáil
12 Mar 2pm DRCD meeting
16 Mar 10.30am Virtual meeting DSP officials
16 Mar 1pm DRCD meeting
16 Mar 3pm Virtual Cootehill.ie launch
18 Mar 10am Virtual meeting Minister English and LMAC Chair
18 Mar 12nn DRCD meetings
18 Mar 2pm Virtual meeting with MoS
18 Mar 4.30pm DRCD meeting
22 Mar 4pm DRCD meeting
23 Mar 9am Pre Cabinet
23 Mar 10am Cabinet meeting
23 Mar 12nn & 2.30pm DRCD meeting
23 Mar 5pm FG meeting
24 Mar 12.15pm Briefing DSP officials
24 Mar 12.30pm Virtual meeting Social Justice Ireland
24 Mar 2.30pm DRCD meeting
24 Mar 4pm Virtual Launch 27th Edition of Working for Work INOU
24 Mar 5.30pm FG meeting
25 Mar 11am Virtual Launch of Hot School Meals Programme
25 Mar 12.30pm Virtual meeting DRCD
25 Mar 1pm Convention Centre
26 Mar 10am DRCD meetings
29 Mar 10am DRCD meetings
30 Mar 12nn Pre Cabinet
30 Mar 1.30pm Cabinet meeting
30 Mar 3pm Virtual meeting DSP SG and DSG
30 Mar 4.30pm Virtual briefing DSP officials
30 Mar 5pm Virtual meeting with Patricia King ICTU
30 Mar 8pm Virtual Guest Speaker Monaghan IFA AGM
31 Mar 11.30am & 2pm Virtual DRCD meetings

February 2021

Date Time Event
1 Feb 11am DRCD meeting
1 Feb 5.15pm Seanad DSP statements
2 Feb 9am Pre Cabinet
2 Feb 10am Cabinet Meeting
2 Feb 1.30pm Virtual meeting with SGs
3 Feb 10am Dáil Convention Centre
4 Feb 1.30pm Briefing with officials
4 Feb 4pm Attend Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment
5 Feb 11am DRCD meeting
5 Feb 12.30pm Briefing with DSP officials
5 Feb 2pm DRCD meeting
8 Feb 4pm Virtual meeting Cabinet Committee on Housing
9 Feb 9am Pre Cabinet
9 Feb 10am Cabinet meeting
9 Feb 1.30pm Virtual meetings with SGs
9 Feb 2.30pm DRCD meeting
10 Jan 9.30am DSP Virtual briefings
10 Feb 11am Virtual meeting with NGO Alliance
10 Feb 2pm Virtual meetings
10 Feb 5pm Virtual Meet BT Young Scientists: Oireachtas Friends of Science & Technology
10 Feb 6pm FG meeting
11 Feb 11am Meeting
11 Feb 12nn Virtual meeting with Minister of State
12 Feb 9.45am Virtual briefing DSP officials
12 Feb 10am Virtual Ability Programme meeting
12 Feb 12nn Meeting
12 Feb 2pm Minister’s team meeting
16 Feb 9am Pre Cabinet
16 Feb 10am Cabinet Meeting
16 Feb 3.15pm Virtual meeting with Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
16 Feb 4.30pm Meetings with SGs
16 Feb 5pm Meeting with DSP officials
17 Feb 9am Local radio interviews
17 Feb 2.45pm DRCD events
17 Feb 4pm Incorporeal Cabinet meeting
18 Feb 9.30am Virtual meeting with Deputy Sean Canney
18 Feb 10.45am Virtual briefing with DSP officials
18 Feb 12nn Virtual DRCD briefing
18 Feb 2pm Meeting with Minister of State
18 Feb 5pm Virtual meeting of Cabinet Committee on COVID-19
19 Feb 12nn Constituency event
22 Feb 4pm Virtual meeting Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change
23 Feb 10.30am DRCD briefing
23 Feb 12.30pm Pre Cabinet
23 Feb 1.30pm Cabinet Meeting
23 Feb 2.30pm Meetings with SGs
24 Feb 12nn DRCD events
25 Feb 9.30am DRCD meeting
25 Feb 11.30am Meeting with Deputy Ó Broin
25 Feb 3pm Meeting with Tánaiste and Minister O’Donovan

January 2021

Date Time Event
5 Jan 3pm Virtual Cabinet Committee on COVID-19
6 Jan 11.15am Pre Cabinet
6 Jan 12nn Cabinet Meeting
11 Jan 11am Virtual meeting with DSP officials
11 Jan 12nn Virtual meeting
12 Jan 9am Pre Cabinet
12 Jan 10am Cabinet Meeting
12 Jan 1pm Virtual meetings with SGs
13 Jan 3.40pm DSP Virtual briefing
13 Jan 4pm Meeting with Ability Programme Projects and Minister Rabbitte
14 Jan 11am Virtual Child Maintenance Review - public consultation process
14 Jan 12nn DRCD events - virtual
14 Jan 1.30pm DRCD events - virtual
14 Jan 4pm DRCD events - virtual
18 Jan 1pm News at One
19 Jan 9am Pre Cabinet
19 Jan 10am Cabinet Meeting
19 Jan 1.30pm meetings with SGs
19 Jan 4.30pm FG Ministers meeting
20 Jan 12nn DRCD meetings
20 Jan 3pm DRCD meetings
21 Jan 11am Virtual meeting with DSP officials
21 Jan 2pm Virtual meeting
21 Jan 3pm Virtual DSP Management board
22 Jan 11am Virtual meetings with MoS O’Brien and English
22 Jan 2pm Virtual DRCD meetings
26 Jan 9am Pre Cabinet
26 Jan 10am Cabinet Meeting
26 Jan 2.30pm meetings with SGs
26 Jan 3.30pm Virtual meetings DRCD and DSP officials
26 Jan 4.30pm Virtual meetings DRCD and DSP officials
27 Jan 10am Virtual meeting with DSP officials
27 Jan 3pm Virtual meeting DRCD
28 Jan 10am meeting with DSP officials
28 Jan 1pm Dáil Statements and Q&A by the Minister for Social Protection on COVID-19
29 Jan 11am Virtual DRCD meeting

December 2020

Date Time Event
1 Dec 8am Pre Cabinet
1 Dec 9am
1 Dec 2pm
1 Dec 7pm
2 Dec 10.30am Meet with DSP SG
2 Dec 1.30pm
2 Dec 2.30pm
2 Dec 4pm
3 Dec 9am DSP Oral PQs
3 Dec 11am
3 Dec 2pm
3 Dec 3pm
4 Dec 10am Constituency meetings and media
4 Dec 4pm
4 Dec 5pm
7 Dec 4pm Online meeting of Cabinet Committee on Environment and Climate Change - virtual
8 Dec 8am Pre Cabinet
8 Dec 9am
8 Dec 12.45pm
8 Dec 2pm
8 Dec 3.30pm
9 Dec 9.30am Virtual: D8 Social Enterprise Strategy and Survey launch
9 Dec 11.30am
9 Dec 10.30am
9 Dec 3.30pm
10 Dec 3pm Attend DSP Management Board
14 Dec 3pm Seanad 2nd stage Social Welfare Bill 2020
15 Dec 8am Pre Cabinet
15 Dec 9am
15 Dec 2.00pm
15 Dec 4pm
16 Dec 10am DRCD Virtual meeting
16 Dec 11am
16 Dec 12nn
16 Dec 1.15pm
16 Dec 3pm
17 Dec 9am DRCD Oral PQs
17 Dec 12nn
18 Dec 11am Virtual North South Ministerial Council
22 Dec 2pm Newstalk interview
28 Dec 4pm Cabinet meeting
30 Dec 3pm Cabinet meeting

November 2020

Date Time Event
2 Nov 4pm Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Equality – video conference
3 Nov 8am Pre Cabinet
3 Nov 9am Cabinet Meeting
3 Nov 1pm News at One
3 Nov 8.30pm Virtual Meeting Fine Gael Women’s Network
4 Nov 11.30am Introductory phone call with Minister Ní Chuilín
4 Nov 2.00pm DRCD meetings
4 Nov 5.30pm FG/PP meeting - virtual
5 Nov 10.30am DRCD Orals
5 Nov 2.30pm Briefing with DSP officials
5 Nov 4pm Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment
9 Nov 4pm Cabinet Committee on Environment and Climate Change - virtual
10 Nov 8am Pre Cabinet
10 Noc 9am Cabinet Meeting
10 Nov 1pm Briefing with DSP officials
10 Nov 9pm DSP Topical issues
11 Nov 9am Select Committee on DSP Revised Estimates
11 Nov 11.30am DRCD Meeting
11 Nov 2.30pm Message for Citizens Information
11 Nov 3pm DRCD meeting
11 Nov 5.30pm PP meeting - virtual
12 Nov 7pm FG virtual call
13 Nov 11.30am FG virtual meeting
16 Nov 11am Virtual Launch of Co Monaghan Integration Strategy
16 Nov 4pm Constituency meeting
17 Nov 8am Pre Cabinet
17 Nov 9am Cabinet Meeting
17 Nov 2.30pm Virtual Meeting Women and Pensions
17 Nov 4pm Dáil statements
18 Nov 10am NSMC Virtual meeting
18 Nov 3.30pm Statements DRCD
19 Nov 10am Virtual Address National Social Enterprise Conference
19 Nov 11am Virtual meeting with NWCI
19 Nov 12nn Briefing DSP Officials
19 Nov 3pm DRCD meetings
19 Nov 7.30pm FG Virtual meeting
23 Nov 3pm DRCD briefing
24 Nov 8am Pre Cabinet
24 Nov 9am Cabinet meeting
24 Nov 1pm Pre-cabinet meeting
24 Nov 9am Cabinet meeting
24 Nov 1pm News at One
24 Nov 2pm Virtual Meeting Minister D O’Brien
24 Nov 3pm Virtual Meeting with Minister Foley
24 Nov 4pm DRCD engagement
24 Nov 6pm FG meeting
25 Nov 10am Virtual DSP meeting
25 Nov 11am Virtual DRCD meeting
25 Nov 12nn Virtual Pensions Commission meeting
25 Nov 3pm Virtual meeting DRCD
25 Nov 3.30pm Brexit Bill Convention Centre
26 Nov 11am Meeting with SG and DSP officials
26 Nov 12.10pm DRCD meetings and briefings
27 Nov 2pm Cabinet Meeting
30 Nov 12.30pm DSP Briefing
30 Nov 4pm Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Equality

October 2020

Date Time Event
1 Oct 10.00pm Virtual meeting with Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF)
1 Oct 11am Virtual meeting with Family Carers Ireland
1 Oct 12.15pm Virtual meeting with DSP officials
1 Oct 2pm Meeting DRCD
1 Oct 3pm Attend DSP Management Board
1 Oct 5pm Meeting with DSP officials
5 Oct 2.30pm Pre-budget meeting DPER
5 Oct 5.30pm Cabinet Meeting
6 Oct 8am Pre-cabinet meeting
6 Oct 9am Cabinet meeting
6 Oct 2pm Virtual meeting with Minister Butler
6 Oct 3pm Meeting wiyh DRCD
6 Oct 4pm Meeting with DSP officials
6 Oct 5.30pm Virtual PP meeting
7 Oct 9am Committee on Social Protection, Com. and Rural Dev. and the Islands - Brexit Bill
7 Oct 2pm Virtual July Stimulus Briefing
7 Oct 3pm Virtual meeting with Minister Harris and the Regional Skills Fora
7 Oct 4pm Meetings DRCD
8 Oct 10am Meetings DRCD
8 Oct 12pm Virtual meeting with Society of St Vincent de Paul
12 Oct 2pm Virtual meeting with DSP officials
13 Oct 8am Cabinet Meeting
13 Oct 11am Meeting with Tánaiste
13 Oct 3.30pm DSP Budget briefing
13 Oct 6pm Press Conference
14 Oct 2pm Briefing
14 Oct 3pm Interview Newstalk
14 Oct 4.30pm DRCD Select Committee re. REV
14 Oct 6.30pm Cabinet Meeting
15 Oct 11am DRCD MB
15 Oct 1.30pm Minister Budget Speech
15 Oct 3pm PP meeting - virtual
15 Oct 4.30pm RTE Radio
15 Oct 6.30pm Virtual Kerry Constituency FG
15 Oct 7.30pm Virtual Tipperary Constituency FG
16 Oct 2.30pm Meeting DRCD
19 Oct 10.15am Virtual meeting with officials DSP
19 Oct 11am Virtual meeting with DPER
19 Oct 4pm Cabinet meeting
20 Oct 8am Pre-cabinet meeting
20 Oct 9am Cabinet meeting
20 Oct 1pm Press conference
20 Oct 2pm Meeting DRCD
20 Oct 3.30pm Meeting with officials DSP
20 Oct 4.30pm FG meeting with Tánaiste
20 Oct 8.15pm Incorporeal cabinet meeting
21 Oct 9am Virtual DRCD EU Minister meeting
21 Oct 10.45am Virtual National Economic Plan Stakeholder Engagement event
21 Oct 2.25pm Incorporeal cabinet meeting
21 Oct 2.30pm Virtual Introductory meeting with Judge Catherine Martin re Child Maintenance Review Group
21 Oct 3.15pm Virtual meeting DSP officials
21 Oct 4.30pm Meeting DRCD
21 Oct 5.30pm FG/PP meeting - virtual
22 Oct 10.15am Log on - Taoiseach speaking on Shared Island
22 Oct 11.45am Briefing DSP officials
22 Oct 2pm Virtual - Labour Market Advisory Council meeting
28 Oct 10am Pre-cabinet meeting
28 Oct 11am Cabinet meeting

September 2020

Date Time Event
1 Sep 9.30pm Pre-cabinet meeting
1 Sep 11.am Cabinet meeting
1 Sep 3.30pm Meet with Assistant Secretary
2 Sep 12nn Meet with Assistant Secretary
2 Sep 3.30pm Meetings DRCD
2 Sep 5.30pm Parliamentary Party meeting
3 Sep 10am Meetings DRCD
3 Sep 12nn Video Conference
4 Sep 12.45pm Incorporeal cabinet meeting
8 Sep 8am Pre-cabinet meeting
8 Sep 9am Cabinet Meeting
8 Sep 11.30am Meeting with Minister O'Gorman
8 Sep 3.45pm Meeting with Officials
8 Sep 5.30pm FG Virtual Think In
9 Sep 12.30pm
9 Sep 1.15pm Meeting with Deputies O'Cuiv and Smith
9 Sep 5pm Fine Gael Ministers Meeting
10 Sep 10am Rural Strategy briefing
11 Sep 1.30pm Northern Sound Radio interview
14 Sep 6pm Briefing for Ministers - “Resilience & Recovery 2020-2021 – Roadmap for Living with COVID-19”
15 Sep 8am Cabinet meeting
15 Sep 2.30pm Meeting with David Begg
15 Sep 3.30pm Meeting with Louth Meath ETB
15 Sep 4.30pm Meeting with Minister Harris
15 Sep 5.30pm FG Virtual Think In
16 Sep 11am Meeting DRCD
16 Sep 2pm Meeting DRCD
16 Sep 5.10pm RTE Drivetime
17 Sep 11am DRCD Orals
17 Sep 2pm Meeting DRCD
18 Sep 2.45pm Cabinet meeting
21 Sep 11am Meeting with officials
22 Sep 8am Pre-cabinet meeting
22 Sep 9am Cabinet meeting
22 Sep 5.10pm DEASP Orals
23 Sep 11am Meeting with Irish Postmasters Union (virtual)
23 Sep 12nn Meeting with officials
23 Sep 2pm Meetings DRCD
23 Sep 8.45pm Meeting with An Taoiseach
24 Sep 9.30am Meetings DRCD
24 Sep 2pm Meet with Minister Rabbitte
24 Sep 3.30pm Meeting with An Post (virtual)
24 Sep 5.30pm Incorporeal cabinet meeting
28 Sep 4pm Cabinet Committee on Housing - video link
29 Sep 8am Pre-cabinet meeting
29 Sep 9am Cabinet meeting
29 Sep 2pm DRCD meetings
29 Sep 5pm On line meeting with Chair of Labour Market Advisory Council
30 Sep 10am Meet with Senator Mary Seery Kearney
30 Sep - Meetings DRCD

August 2020

Date Time Event
4 Aug 1pm Conference call with Music & Entertainment Association of Ireland
4 Aug 1.45pm Meet with SG
4 Aug 3.30pm Pre cabinet meeting
4 Aug 4pm Cabinet meeting
5 Aug - DRCD - travel to Roscommon and Portlaoise
6 Aug 10am Media announcement
6 Aug 11am DRCD meetings
6 Aug 1pm News at 1 RTE Radio 1
6 Aug 2pm Meeting with Assistant Secretary
6 Aug 4pm Meeting DRCD
7 Aug 4pm Incorporeal cabinet meeting
14 Aug 4pm Incorporeal cabinet meeting
17 Aug 11am Charity challenge Monaghan
18 Aug 1pm Cabinet meeting
21 Aug 2.30pm Incorporeal cabinet meeting
28 Aug 10am Virtual briefing Education
28 Aug 1pm Pre cabinet meeting
28 Aug 3pm Cabinet meeting
31 Aug 3.30pm Incorporeal cabinet meeting

July 2020

Date Time Event
1 July 10.30am Meet with Assistant Secretary
1 July 11.30am Meet with Secretary General
1 July 12.nn Meet with Assistant Secretary
1 July 7pm Government Meeting
2 July 10am Meet with Management Board
2 July 12.30pm Meetings DRCD
2 July 3pm Meet with the Tánaiste
3 July 10am Meeting of Fine Gael Minister's
3 July 2pm Meet with SG, DSG and Assistant Secretary
6 July 11.30am DRCD Management board meeting
6 July 1.30pm Pre-cabinet meeting
6 July 3pm Cabinet Meeting
6 July 5pm Meet with Ministers McEntee and O'Gorman
7 July 11am OECD Ministerial Roundtable on Inclusion via video link
7 July 12pm Briefing re legislation
7 July 3pm Meeting with Assistant Secretaries
8 July 11am DRCD meetings
8 July 3.30pm Attend Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment
8 July 6pm Parliamentary Party meeting
9 July 10am Meet with Assistant Secretary
9 July 12nn Meet with Secretary General
9 July 12.30pm Meet with Minister McGrath
10 July 3pm Photo call Monaghan county Council
13 July 12nn Sean Defoe Newstalk
13 July 1pm News at One RTE radio 1
13 July 2.15pm Pre cabinet meeting
13 July 3pm Cabinet meeting
14 July 10.30am Meet with Assistant Secretary
14 July 11.30am Meet with Assistant Secretary
14 July 2pm Stakeholder Consultation - Waterways Ireland, Skype
14 July 3pm Meet with DRCD Secretary General
14 July 3.30pm Meet with Secretary General
14 July 4.30pm Meet with Minister Harris
15 July 11.15am Meet with Secretary General and Deputy Secretary
15 July 2pm Meeting DRCD
15 July 5.30pm Cabinet meeting
15 July 7.30pm Attend Cabinet Committee on Economic, Recovery and Investment
16 July 9.30am Meet with Assistant Secretary
16 July 11am Briefing DRCD
16 July 12.30pm Meet with Assistant Secretary
16 July 2.30pm Fine Gael appointment
21 July 11am Meeting DRCD
21 July 12.30pm Meeting DRCD
21 July 3.30pm Briefing with SG
21 July 4pm Meeting with Assistant Secretaries
21 July 5pm Parliamentary Party
21 July 5.30pm Attend Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment
21 July 8.30pm Cabinet meeting
23 July 10.30am Monaghan Volunteer Award video
23 July 1.15pm Rethink Ireland photo call
23 July 2.30pm Cabinet meeting
23 July 5pm Interview with Ivan Yates Newstalk
24 July 9.20am Shannon Side interview
24 July 10.15am South East Radio interview
24 July 12nn Press conference
24 July 4.30pm Legislation briefing
27 July 11.30am Meet with Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary
27 July 1.30pm RTE Radio 1
27 July 2pm Pre cabinet meeting
27 July 3pm Cabinet meeting
28 July 10am Orals briefing
28 July 12nn Farmers journal interview
28 July 2.30pm FG ministers meeting
28 July 5.17pm Dáil All stages Social Welfare Bill
29 July 10.30am DEASP Orals
29 July 3pm Seanad All stages Social Welfare Bill
29 July 6pm Parliamentary party meeting
30 July 10.30am Pre Budget Forum
30 July 2pm Meet with Assistant Secretary
30 July 3pm Attend Cabinet Committee Environment & Climate
31 July 10am NSMC Plenary meeting

June 2020

Date Time Event
27 June - Appointment of Taoiseach and Ministers
28 June - Gavan Reilly Newstalk
29 June 11.30am Meet with Secretary General
29 June 2pm Government Meeting
29 June 5pm Drivetime RTE Radio
30 June 2pm Meet with Assistant Secretaries