Taoiseach Diary 2000

Taoisaach's
Saturday. January 1
11:30 A M 11:30 A M Attend Mass to mark the World Day of Prayer for Peace 2000.
ADC to attend also.
Venue: Pro Cathedral
Sunday. January 2
Monday. January 3
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BANK HOLIDAY
Tuesday. January 4
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Wednesday. January 5
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Thursday. January 6
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Friday, January 7
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Saturday. January 8
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Sunday, January 9
Departure to South Africa
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Monday. January 10
South Africa
Tuesday. January 11
South Africa
South Africa
Thursday, January 13
South Africa
Friday. January 14
South Africa
Saturday, January 15
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Monday, January 17
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Deliver keynote address at a Conference organised by the Council

of Europe
Venue: Dublm-Castle \
12:30 PM 03:00 PM
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Presenting Comhdhdil N&siunta na Gaeilge with their ISO Award
Venue: Kildare Street
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Photo for Mr. Edmund Hickeys Book "Family Homes of Ireland"
Venue: Taoiseach's Office
04:45 PM 05:00 PM
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07:45 PM 07:45 PM Present 42nd Texaco Sportstars Awards

Venue: Burlington Hotel. Dress for the Evening is Blacktie
Tuesday, January 18
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Minister for the Marine & Natural Resources Michael Woods
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Attorney General
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Minister for Agriculture & Food, Mr Joe Walsh
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Officially launch FIT Ltd. (IT Industry People) Board of Directors
Venue : Sycamore Room
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Meeting with delegation from the Irish Republican Socialist Party
Venue: Taoiseach's Meeting Room
04:00 PM 04:15 PM
04:15 PM 04:30 PM Receiving special 'timeless' decanter of cognac from Hennessy

04:45 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with Mr. Tony Byrne, Secretary, The Liberties Senior
Citizens Group
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Meeting with Martin Cullen

Wednesday, January 19
09:15 A M 09:15 A M Depart Dublin Airport by Beechcraft for Knock
10:30 A M 10:30 A M Government Meeting

Venue Dillon House, Ballaghadareen, Co Roscommon
02:00 PM 02:00 PM National Development Plan Seminar

Venue "St Nathy's College
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Thursday, January 20
09:30 A M 09:30 A M Sir George Quigley, Ulster Bank Venue : Taoiseachs Office
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Meeting with First Minister David Trimble (Paddy Teahon and
Martin Mansergh to attend also) Venue : Meeting Room
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12:00 PM 12:00 PM
12:30 PM 01:00 PM Officially t>pen KingramStudios

Venue: Shaw's Lane, Bath Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin 4
01:15 PM 01:45 PM Receiving Grand Cross of Merit from the Sovereign Military
Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Rhodes & Malta
Venue: 32 Clyde Road, Dublin 4
02:15 PM 02:30 PM Frank Murray Venue : Taoiseach's Office
02:45 PM 03:00 PM Mary Doyle re Infrastructure Venue : Taoiseach s Office
03:00 PM 03:15 PM
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03:15 PM 03:30 PM Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Minister for Justice and AG
03:30 PM 04:00 PM Meeting with Barra McRory (AG and Wally Kirwan to attend also)
Venue : Taoiseachs Office
04:00 PM 04:00 PM
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04:30 PM 05:00 PM Interview with John Downing, The Examiner Venue : Taoiseach's
Office
08:00 PM 10:00 PM
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Friday. January 21
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10:00 A M 03:30 PM
06:00 PM 07:00 PM Frank Murray's Retirement Drinks
Saturday, January 22
02:00 PM 02:15 PM Meeting with Cllr. Mdire F. Hoctor

Venue: St. Lukes
03:20 PM 03:20 PM Depart for Cork on El 036
04:10 PM 04:10 PM Arrive Cork Airport
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Depart Cork Airport by Government Jet
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Arrive Dublin Airport
08:00 PM 10:00 PM Attend Ireland Japan Association Annual Dinner

Venue: Berekley Court Hotel. Dress is Blacktie
Sunday. January 23
12:45 PM 12:45 PM
05:00 PM 07:00 PM
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Monday. January 24
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Officially open America-on-Line (AOL)

Venue: Citywest Business Park
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Officially open new complex for A&L Goodbody Solicitors
Venue: North Wall Quay
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02:30 PM 02:30 PM Officially open new Community Training Workshop
Venue: Seville Place
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Officially open new Employment Services Office for FAS
Venue: Jervis Street
08:00 PM 09:45 PM
Tuesday, January 25
08:15 A M 08:15 A M Depart Dublin Airport
08:45 A M 08:45 A M Arrive Cork Airport
09:00 A M 09:15 A M Meeting with Lord Mayor

Venue: City Hall
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09:30 A M 09:45 A M Meeting with Traveller Visibility Group - Min for Education &
Science & Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform attending
also
Venue: Comeragh Park, The Glen
10:00 A M 1 0 : 1 5 A M Brief Informal Meeting with Reps of Community Groups

Venue: Hollyhill Youth Project Offices
10:15 A M 01:25 PM Government Meeting

Venue: Project Youth Centre, Hollyhill Shopping Centre, Co Cork
01:40 PM 02:45 PM Meeting Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly

Venue: Commons Inn
03:00 PM 04:30 PM Consultation Fora
04:30 PM 05:15 PM Press Conference with Tdnaiste etc.

Venue: Commons Inn
05:15 PM 06:15 PM Join Buffet Reception
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06:30 PM 08:15 PM
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08:30 PM 08:30 PM Depart Cork Airport for Dublin
DAIL SITTING (2.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.)
08:30 A M 09:30 A M Pre National Stadium Launch Breakfast Venue : Sycamore Room
11:00 A M 11:30 A M Press Conference re National Stadium Venue : Press Centre
11:30 A M 11:30 A M Reception following National Stadium Launch Venue : Italian Room
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Meeting with David Andrews

02:30 PM 03:15 PM Question Time
03:15 PM 03:15 PM Brief Meeting with Pascal Mooney

Venue: Leinster House
03:20 PM 03:30 PM Martin Mansergh, Paul Arthur University of Ulster. Drop in to

meeting with a group of post graduate students. Venue Sycamore
Room
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Briefing on Order of Business
04:15 PM 04:15 PM Order of Business
05:15 PM 05:30 PM Radio interview with Eamonn Dunphy, The Last Word (by phone)
05:30 PM 07:00 PM Meeting with Minister for Finance Venue : Taoiseach's Office
Thursday. January 27
DAIL SITTING (10.30 a.m. - 4.45 p.m.)
10:00 A M 10:30 A M Briefing on the Order of Business
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10:30 A M 11:00 A M Order of Business
11:00 A M 01:00 PM Dail Motion re appointment of Member of Government
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Participating in a formal signing ceremony for National College of

Art & Design
Venue: Thomas Street
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Cabinet Sub-Committee Meeting on Social Inclusion

Venue: Sycamore Room
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Depart for Aras an Uachtarain with new Ministers
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Officially open Holiday World Experience

Venue: RDS
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07:00 PM 07:00 PM
Friday, January 28
09:15 A M 12:30 PM
01:00 PM 01:40 PM
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Guest of honour at the CIPFA Awards and presenting Awards
Venue: Mansion House
02:20 PM 02:30 PM Photocall with speakers at Information Society IT Conference,

Ballina
02:30 PM 02:30 PM
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03:00 PM 04:00 PM Meeting with SDLP delegation Venue : Sycamore Room
04:00 PM 04:30 PM Dermot McCarthy, Philip Kelly
04:30 PM 05:00 PM Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Minister for Finance and officials
08:00 PM 09:00 PM Attend The Ster National Boxing Finals

Venue: National Stadium
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Saturday. January 29
Sunday. January 30
Monday. January 31
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02:00 PM 02:00 PM
03:45 PM 04:30 PM Appontment of Chief Justice

— Venus: Aras an Uachtarain
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Formally launch Eircom Staff Credit Union's new name & logo
Venue: Shelbourne Hotel
05:30 PM 06:00 PM Dermot McCarthy. Philip Kelly, Joe Lennon, Brendan Ward
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Official Opening of Ireland's first food Hall "The Epicurean"
Venue: Middle Abbey St./Lower Liffey Street
07:20 PM 07:35 PM Interview with Des Cahill on Sports Call

Venue: Radio Centre Donnybrook
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Tuesday. February 1
08:00 A M 09:00 A M
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09:15 A M 09:15 A M Dropping into Information Society Commission Meeting &
photograph
09:45 A M 09:45 A M Meeting with the Tanaiste

— Paddy_Teahon and Paul Haran to attend also
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03:45 PM 04:15 PM Briefing on the Order of Business
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting - Deputy Liam Aylward, Deputy John McGuiness. Senator
Mick Lanigan, CMr. James Brett & Cllr. M J Nolan Venue:
Taoiseach's Office
05:25 PM 05:30 PM Mary Doyle
05:30 PM 06:30 PM Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure

07:30 PM 07:30 PM Citywide Family Support Network - Service of Commemoration and

Hope
Venue: Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Sean MacDermott Street
Wednesday. February 2
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09:00 A M 09:20 A M
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10:00 A M 10:30 A M Briefing on Order of Business
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with Gerry Adams
07:45 PM 08:15 PM Taoiseach, Tanaiste and Minister for Finance
Thursday. February 3
12:15 PM 12:15 PM Meeting with John Tierney. National Centre for Partnership Venue :
Taoiseach's Office
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Launch Chamber of Commerce Three Year Strategic Plan

Venue: Dublinia, Christchurch, Dublin 8
Friday. February 4
10:00 A M 11:30 A M Officially open Dell s third European Manufacturing Facility

Venue: Limerick
11:30 A M 11:40 A M T V Interview with CNN re Irish Technology Sector Venue :Dell
Computers
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12:30 PM 12:30 PM Officially open new Library & Administration Complex
Venue: Institute of Technology Sligo
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Visit Coca Cola plant

Venue: Ballina
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Officially close E Commerce Seminar

Venue:Bartra House Hotel, Ballina
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05:30 PM 06:00 PM
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Guest Speaker at a Dinner for the Soroptomist Club

Venue: Downhill Hotel, Ballina
_ Dress: Lounge Suit
Saturday, February 5
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Officially open Opportunities 2000

Venue: RDS
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Closing Address of the Irish Centre for Faith & Culture Conference
"Economic, Values & the Common Good
Venue: All Hallows, Gracepark Road
08:00 PM 08:00 PM BLOE All Stars Young Athletes 1999

Venue Arklow Bay Hotel
08:00 PM 12:00 PM
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Sunday, February 6
Monday, February 7
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Officially launch the Buzznet Project

Venue: North Great Georges Street
03:30 PM 04:00 PM Officially launch New Community Development Project Initiative

Venue: Custom House Quay
04:25 PM 05:00 PM Judicial Appointments Venue : Aras an Uachtarain
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05:00 PM 06:00 PM Plenary Meeting with the Social Partners re the Programme for
Prosperity and Peace Venue : Government Buildings
06:30 PM 07:30 PM
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Tuesday, February 8
08:00 A M 09:00 A M
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_ Paddy Teahon and Paul Haran to attend also
01:15 PM 01:45 PM Bob Stoker Lord Mayor Belfast and Robert Saulter Grand Marshall
Orange Lodge
03:15 PM 03:15 PM Photocall Bethlehem 2000 presentation of cheque to Dr Joussef

Allen
Venue: Ceremonial Staircase
03:30 PM 03:30'PM Presenting Computer to students of Colaiste Eoin to launch Ergo

Services Ltd. Free Computers to Schools Project - Photo
Venue: Meeting Room
05:00 PM 05:15 PM P Kelly, J Lennon, B Ward re Australia Trip
05:15 PM 06:45 PM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs

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11:30 A M 11:30 A M
03:30 PM 05:00 PM Bi-Lateral with Minister for Public Enterprise Venue : Sycamore
Room
05:00 PM 06:30 PM Bi-Lateral with Minister for Defence Venue : Sycamore Room
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Meeting with Deputy Dick Roche

07:10 PM 07:20 PM Private Members
07:25 PM 08:00 PM Launch the Sunday Business Post's new supplement

Venue: Merrion Hotel
Thursday. February 10
11:30 A M 12:30 PM David Trimble
01:30 PM 03:00 PM Bi-Lateral with Minister for Justice. Equality and Law Reform
03:15 PM 03:30 PM Michael Moynihan T D
03:30 PM 03:45 PM
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0:0 PM 0 PM Courtesy Call from the Czech Minister for Social & Labour Affairs
Mr. Vladimir Spidla
04:30 PM 04:30 PM
04:50 PM 04:55 PM Dermot McCarthy
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with Consultant (Dermot Rush) to discuss TLAC job
analysis study
Venue: Meeting Room
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Launch the Paidi O Se Football Tournament

__ Venue Berkley Court Hotel
Friday, February 11
09:00 A M 01:00 PM
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Sunday, February 13
Monday. February 14
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Officially announce Bank of Ireland's renewal contract for the
sponsorship of the GAA Football Championships
Venue: La Stampa, Dawson Street
02:15 PM 02:15 PM Meeting with John Dunne, IBEC and Mr. Jones, CBI Venue :
Taoiseach's Office
Tuesday, February 15
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08:00 A M 09:00 A M
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04:00 PM 04:30 PM Bi-Lateral with the Attorney General Venue : Sycamore Room
04:45 PM 05:15 PM Order of Business _
05:15 PM 06:15 PM Dail Statements on Northern Ireland
06:30 PM 07:30 PM Meeting with the SDLP Venue : Sycamore Room followed by
Dining Room
08:00 PM 09:00 PM Meeting of Cabinet Committee on Asylum Seekers
09:30 A M 10:00 A M Meeting with Eddie Kerins
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
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01:45 PM 01:45 PM Depart Dublin Airport for RAF Northolt
03:30 PM 07:00 PM Meeting with PM Blair. Downing Street
Thursday, February 17
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10:55 A M 10:55 A M Minister Sile de Valera
11:00 A M 12:30 PM Bi-Lateral with Minister for Social. Community and Family Affairs
12:30 PM 12:35 PM Sile Tallogly and Brendan Fitzgerald - photo
12:40 PM 12:40 PM Brendan Keneally
12:45 PM 01:00 PM Brief drop in from former Chief Justice Liam Hamilton re Dublin /
Monaghan bombings
01:00 PM 02:30 PM Bi-Lateral with Minister for Agriculture and Food Venue : Sycamore
Room
02:30 PM 04:00 PM Bi-Lateral with Minister for Finance Venue : Sycamore Room
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04:30 PM 04:30 PM
07:30 PM 0 7 : 3 0 P M Attend CIPFA Council Annual Dinner

Venue: Savoy Hotel, London
Dress for the evening is Blacktie
Friday, February 18
03:00 PM 04:15 PM Service for soldiers killed in Lebannon

Venue Baldonnell
04:15 PM 04:15 PM Depart Baldonnel by Beechcraft for Shannon.
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Arrive Shannon Airport
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05:30 PM 06:30 PM Launch Local Social Capital Project
Venue: Knockaderry Community Hall, Knockaderry, Newcastle
West, Limerick
07:45 PM 09:30 PM Key note speaker at Mick O'Connell legendary footballer

celebration
Venue: Great Southern Hotel, Killarney. Dress for the evening is
Blacktie
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09:30 A M 09:30 A M Visiting new premises at Gleneagle Hotel

Venue: Killarney
10:30 A M 10:30 A M Depart Faranfore Airport
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Lunch with Cantrell & Cochrane Group

Venue: Lansdowne Road
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Ireland v Scotland Rugby Match - Cantrell & Cochrane

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Sunday, February 20
06:30 PM 06:30 PM
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07:30 PM 07:30 P M Attend the FAI/Opel International Televised Soccer Awards
Venue: Burlington Hotel
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Monday, February 21
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Opening New Computer Room Corpus Christi School

Venue: Homefarm Road
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Visit Y M C A

Venue: Aungier Street, Dublin 2
03:00 PM 04:15 PM Bi-Lateral with Minister for Education and Science Venue
Sycamore Room
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04:30 PM 05:45 PM Bi-Lateral with Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation Venue
Sycamore Room
06:00 PM 06:00 PM
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Tuesday, February 22
09:00 A M 09:00 A M Officially open the Annual Conference for the Irish Hotels
Federation
Venue: Grand Hotel, Malahide

Paddy Teahon and Paul Haran to attend also
03:30 PM 03:45 PM Deputy Michael Ahem Venue : Taoiseach's Office
03:45 PM 04:00 PM Meeting with Minister of State Willie O'Dea re Adult Education
Venue : Taoiseach's Office
04:15 PM 04:45 PM Briefing on the Order of Business (Timing Provisional due to Private
Notice Questions)
04:45 PM 05:15 PM Order of Business (Timing Provisional due to Private Notice

Questions)
05:15 PM 06:30 PM Bi-Lateral with Minister for Health and Children Venue : Sycamore
Room
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Attending President's Dinner for the Government

Venue: Aras an Uachtarain
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Wednesday, February 23
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09:10 A M 09:10 A M Attend official opening by Alex Ferguson of Reds Soccer Academy
Venue: Sportslink. Old Airport Road
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11:30 A M 11:30 A M
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Deputy Michael O'Kennedy
03:15 PM 03:30 PM Minister Noel Dempsey
03:30 PM 05:00 PM Bi-Lateral with Minister Marine and Natural Resources Venue :
Sycamore Room
05:00 PM 06:30 PM Bi-Lateral with Minister for the Environment and Local Government
06:30 PM 06:30 PM
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Friendly International Match - Republic of Ireland v Czech Republic

Thursday, February 24
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09:30 A M 09:30 A M Meeting with Eamon 6 Culv

11:00 A M 11:00 A M Photocall to announce ISO 9002 Award to Lifetime Assurance

Venue: Meeting Room
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11:30 A M 12:00 PM
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12:00 PM 01:15 PM Meeting with the Irish League of Credit Unions Venue : Sycamore
Room
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Meeting with family of the late Pat Finucane (Minister Cowen to
attend also)
03:00 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with Mr. James B. Corcoran, Vice-President, American

General Financial Group
03:30 PM 03:50 PM Cabinet Sub-Committee Meeting on Social Inclusion (to continue

after the Taoiseach leaves, if necessary) Venue: Sycamore Room
03:50 PM 04:45 PM DîrStatements on Programme for Prosperity and Fairness
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Asia Pacific Journalists Venue : Sycamore Room
05:30 PM 05:45 PM
07:50 PM 07:50 PM Guest of Honour at the Annual Dinner for the Irish Association of
Pension Funds
Dress is Blacktie
Friday, February 25
08:00 A M 08:00 A M Breakfast Venue : Taoiseach's Meeting Room
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10:00 A M 11:00 A M
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Launch Drogheda Chamber of Commerce new logo

Venue: Boyne Valley Hotel
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Walker Crisps Reception - announce 30 additional jobs (brief

photocall)
Venue: Boyne Valley Hotel
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01:45 PM 01:45 PM Photo with CISCO Engineering Company Reps.
Venue: CISCO Engineering, Donore Road
02:15 PM 02:15 PM Photo with Staff & Children at St. Mary's Boys National School
02:50 PM 02:50 PM Tour of The Village Town Development
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Holy Family Boxing Club
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Reception at New Grange Business Park
04:40 PM 04:40 PM Depart for Dublin
Sunday, February 27
Monday, February 28
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Announce new premises at Rutland Street School

Venue: Rutland Street, Dublin 1
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Present Joe McDonagh, President of GAA with Eircell Award
Venue: Clontarf Castle
04:00 PM 04:00 PM
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Address the Annual General Meeting of the IFSC Dublin Inner City
"Trust
Venue: IFSC
06:05 PM 06:05 PM Photocall with Guild Properities who are developing Guild House
IFSC Phase II
Venue: IFSC
06:15 PM 06:15 PM Officially open Manley Communications (Ireland) Ltd. new office
Venue: Irish Financial Services Centre
07:00 PM 07:25 PM Briefing meeting with officials for PM Gutteres meeting

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07:30 PM 09:00 PM Meeting with Portuguese Prime Minister Gueterres Venue :
Government Buildings
Tuesday. February 29
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04:15 PM 04:15 PM Statements on the late Tom McEllistrim
05:00 PM 06:20 PM Bi-Lateral with Minister for Foreign Affairs Venue : Sycamore Room
06:20 PM 06:30 PM Interview with Charlie Bird, RTE Venue : Taoiseach's Office
07:00 PM 08:00 PM
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Wednesday, March 1
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11:00 A M 11:15 A M Courtesy Call from the new President of DCU Dr Ferdinand
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11:30 A M 11:30 A M
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03:30 PM 05:00 PM Bi-Lateral with the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the
Islands Venue : Sycamore Room
05:00 PM 05:30 PM
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05:30 PM 05:45 PM John Dennehy
07:45 PM 10:15 PM Guest of Honour at Dublin Chamber of Commerce Millennium

Celebrations
Venue: National Concert Hall
Thursday. March 2
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11:15 A M 11:45 A M Meeting with John O'Donoghue, Jim McDaid, Joe Jacob, Dick
Roche, Cecilia Keaveney, Mary Coughlan Venue : Meeting Room
02:30 PM 03:30 PM
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12:30 PM 12:35 PM Photocall with Seamus Magee • For CD on A Better Ireland
Venue: St. Lukes-
02:00 PM 03:00 PM Meeting with Gerry Adams
05:00 PM 05:00 PM
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05:55 PM 06:30 PM Speaking at the formal unveiling of a plaque in memory of Veronica
Guerin
Venue: Trinity College
Sunday, March 5
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Monday, March 6
Trip to East Timor/Australia/USA

09:45 A M 09:45 A M
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10:15 A M 10:20 A M Record message for Irish Times Web site
Venue St Lukes
11:30 A M 11:30 A M Meeting with Bernard O'Byrne and Pat Quigley FAI
Venue : St. Lukes
02:00 PM 03:00 PM
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02:00 PM 05:30 PM
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05:30 PM 06:30 PM
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08:00 PM 08:00 PM Depart Dublin Airport for London Heathrow en route to East Timor,
Australia and the USA
Tuesday, March 7
1 0 : 1 5 A M 12:30 PM Govt Meeting
04:15 PM 04:45 P M Order of Business (Minister Woods)
Wednesday. March 8
ASH WEDNESDAY
10:30 A M 11:00 A M Order of Business (Minister Woods)
Thursday. March 9
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DAIL SITTING (10.30 p.m. - 4.45 p.m..)
10:30 A M 11:00 A M Order of Business (Minister Woods)
Friday, March 10
Saturday, March 11
Sunday, March 12
Monday, March 13
Tuesday. March 14
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Wednesday. March 15
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Thursday, March 16
Friday, March 17
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ST. PATRICK'S DAY
Saturday, March 18
Sunday, March 19
Monday, March 20
02:00 PM 02:00~PM Phone call (outgoing) with President Prodi re Lisbon Summit Venue
: St. Lukes (3.00pm Brussels time)
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Launch Padraig White & Ray McSharry's Book entitle " The Making
of the Celtic Tiger-
Venue: Dublin Castle
Tuesday. March 21
09:00 A M 09:3Q A M Meeting with ICTU delegation re Lisbon European Council Venue
Taoiseach's Office

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03:30 PM 03:45 PM Record Interview with ENTER (CD Rom magazine)
04:00 PM 05:00 PM Cabinet Committee Meeting on European Affairs

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0:0 PM :30 PM Address Institute of European Affairs - Ireland and the EU : Future
Prospects
Venue: 8 North Great Georges Street
Wednesday. March 22
09:00 A M 09:30 A M Meeting with IBEC delegation re Lisbon European Council Venue
Taoiseach's Office
09:50 A M 10:00 A M Photocall for Irish Farmers Journal to mark the Centenary of the
Department of Agriculture and Food Venue : Meeting Room
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
01:00 PM 01:30 PM
03:30 PM 04:00 PM Meeting with Dr. Bernadette Greevy re Anna Livia International
Opera Festival Venue : Taoiseach's Office
04:00 PM 04:15.PM Meeting with Tom McCormack & his son Brian - Noreen O'Leary
will be accompanying them
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Depart Dublin Airport-for Lisbon
Thursday, March 23
HOSG Summit
Venue: Lisbon
Friday. March 24
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HOSG Summit
Venue: Lisbon
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Depart Lisbon for Dublin
Saturday, March 25
07:30 PM 09:30 PM Guest of Honour at the Multiple Sclerosis Society Millennium Ball
Venue: Clontarf Castle Hotel
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Sunday, March 26
Monday, March 27
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Launch of the Walkers-News International Free Books for Schools
Campaign
Venue: St. Gabrielle National School, Cowper Street. Dublin 7
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Officially open St. Declan's College new school extension
Venue: Cabra, Dublin 7
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Officially open Allen Library

Venue: Nth Richmond Street
04:00 PM 04:20 PM Visit new observation tower - The Chimney at Smithfield Village"
Venue: Smithfield
04:30 PM 05:00 PM Minister Svend Auken, Minister for Environment and Energy
(formerly Minister for Labour) Danish Government. Short Courtesy
Call
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Launch NESF Report on LES, Govt. Buildings, Room 308.
06:00 PM 07:00 PM Briefing with President,

Ards an Uachtardn.
Tuesday, March 28
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09:00 A M 10:00 A M
10:15 A M 10:15 A M Courtesy call from Charles Kennedy MP & Lembit Opik MP

Minister O'Rourke, Paddy Teahon and Paul Haran to attend also
04:20 PM 04:30 PM Meeting with Deputy Michael Moynihan

05:15 PM 05:45 PM Briefing on the Order of Business (Timing Prov)
05:45 PM 06:15 PM Order of Business (Timing Prov)
06:30 PM 07:00 PM Meeting with Dana Rosemary Scallon MEP - Gerry Howlin to attend
also
07:00 PM 07:15 PM Photocall with The Institute of Engineers of Ireland

Venue: Front Steps Govt. Bldgs.
07:15 PM 07:45 PM Courtesy Call from FIS (Federation of Irish Societies) delegation
07:45 PM 08:00 PM Meeting with Senator Ann Ormonde

07:45 PM 08:30 PM
09:15 PM 09:15 PM Official launch of Pope John Paul II Park Project

Venue: St. Finbarr's Club, Fassaugh Avenue, Cabra
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Wednesday. March 29
09:30 A M 09:30 A M Address the first meeting of the Board of the Campus & Stadium
Ireland Development Company
11:30 A M 12:00 PM Order of Business
12:00 PM 01:00 PM Statements on Lisbon
12:30 PM 12:30 PM
03:20 PM 03:20 PM Photograph with Fermoy and Dunmurray schools (Ned O Keeffe)
Venue: Steps of Government Buildings
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Meeting with Fr. Sh$n 6 Cufv

Venue: Taoiseach' s Office
05:00 PM 05:10 PM Ed Haughey
05:10 PM 05:10 PM Interview with Ms. Audrey Healy regarding her new book she is
compiling about Dublin City & County
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Meeting with Senator Liam Fitzgerald & Michael Slattery
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Meeting with Mr. Matt Donnelly, Director. Border Regional
Authority
06:30 PM 08:00 PM Bi-Lateral with the Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and
Employment Venue : Sycamore Room
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08:00 PM 08:00 PM Meeting with Fr. Tomis 6 Caoimh
08:30 PM 09:30 PM Possible drop into meeting to announce the opening of Parnell
West Hotel
Venue: Parnell Square
Thursday, March 30
11:30 A M 12:00 PM Order of Business
12:45 PM 01:15 PM Dropping into Conference entitled "The New Millennium - New
Challenges for Agriculture & Food"
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Chairing a Council of Patrons over lunch in relation to the Special
Olympics World Games 2003
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Visit Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland

Venue: Clonskeagh
04:45 PM 04:45 PM Performing turning of the sod ceremony at new Shamrock Rovers
Stadium
Venue: Tallaght
07:00 PM 08:00 PM
08:00 PM 08:00 PM
Friday, March 31
10:30 A M 11:00 A M Courtesy Call from Mr. Paul Murphy, Secretary of State for Wales
& Mr. Rhodri Morgan, First Secretary of Wales
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11:00 A M 11:30 A M Briefing Meeting in advance of meeting with Xavier Solana, High
Representative for CFSP Venue
11:30 A M 12:30 PM Courtesy call from Mr. Xavier Solana, High Representative for
CFSP Venue : Government Buildings
12:30 PM 12:40 PM
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01:00 PM 02:00 PM Gerry Adams
02:00 PM 03:00 PM
04:00 PM 04:00 PM
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Guest of Honour at KARE's Annual General Meeting and Officially
open their new purpose built Vocational Training Facility
Venue: Blessington Road, Naas, Co. Kidare
07:00 PM 07:00 PM
07:45 PM 08:30 PM David Trimble

Venue: Great Southern Hotel, Dublin Airport
08:30 PM 11:00 PM
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Saturday. April 1
03:00 PM 03:00 PM
A
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Ireland v Wales Rugby Match
Sunday, April 2
10:30 A M 10:30 A M A
Venue: St. Joseph's School for the Visually Impaired, Grace ParK~
Road, Drumcondra
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Cairo
Monday, April 3
EU Africa Summit
Venue: Cairo
Tuesday, April 4
EU Africa Summit
Venue: Cairo
09:30 PM 09:30 PM Arrive Dublin Airport from Cairo
Wednesday, April 5
08:30 A M 09:30 A M
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11:30 A M 11:30 A M
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03:30 PM 03:45 PM Participating in a 10 minute corporate video to promote Ballymun

03:45 PM 04:30 PM Meeting with Womens" Coalition,

Taoiseach's meeting room.
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Meeting with Deputy Ivor Callely

Venue: Taoiseach's Office —
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Visit to Hardwick Property Developers to view the model of the
Stack A proposal (Minister Dempsey to attend also)
Venue: 14 Wellington Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
06:15 PM 06:15 PM
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Thursday, April 6
08:30 A M 09:30'AM
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01:00 PM 02:00 PM Meeting with David Irvine, Progressive Unionist Party
03:45 PM 04:00 PM Martin Cullen
04:30 PM 05:00 PM Launch JobMatch Employers Advice Service

Venue: Contact Point, Greendale Shopping Centre, Kilbarrack, D 5
04:30 PM 04:45 PM
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05:00 PM 07:00 PM
07:00 PM 07:00 PM
A
enue: School for the Blind, Grace Park Road
08:00 PM 08:00 PM Address Members at the Irish Australian Business Annual Dinner
Venue: Dublin Castle ,
Black Tie A
10:00 PM 10:00 PM Depart Dublin for Killarney
Friday, April 7
09:00 A M 10:00 A M Address the Irish Management Institute (IMI) Conference

Venue: Hotel Europe, Killarney
09:15 A M 09:45 A M
12:00 PM 01:00 PM Officially open the Tipperary Rural & Business Development
Institute
Venue: Thurles, Co. Tipperary
12:30 PM 02:30 PM
02:15 PM 02:30 PM
A
Photocall at Banta Global Turnkey, Holyhill Industrial Estate, Cork.
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Officially open Fisher-Rosemount Ireland's new Irish Facility

Venue: Cork Airport Business Park
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Officially open new Collins McNicholas Office

Venue: Cork Airport Industrial Estate (timing approx.
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Officially open the new West Link Business Park
Venue: Mallow Road, Cork City (timing approx.)
05:30 PM 12:00 PM
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07:45 PM 07:45 PM
Saturday, April 8
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09:45 A M 09:45 A M Dropping into International Group of Zoo Directors Council Meeting
Venue: Dublin Zoo
11:00 A M 11:00 A M
Sunday. April 9
4
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Monday, April 10
09:15 A M 09:45 A M

Venue St Lukes
09:00 PM 09:15 PM
Attend Golf Classic. Westmanstown Golf Club.
Tuesday, April 11
08:00 A M 09:00 A M
01:15 PM 01:15 PM Photocall with 24 Canadian Rugby Players

Venue: Ceremonial Staircase
02:30 PM 03:15 PM Question Time •
03:15 PM 03:15 PM Photo with Louth Branch of People with Disabilities

Venue: Leinster House (meet them at the top of the main stairs
in Leinster House after PQ's)
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07:00 PM 07:30 PM Meeting re Housing with Ministers McCreevy, Dempsey and Molloy
Venue : Meeting Room
Wednesday, April 12
09:00 A M 09:10 A M Brief Meeting with Mr. Ben Verwaayen, Vice Chairperson, Lucent
Technologies
Venue: RDS
09:15 A M 09:45 A M Opening Speaker at the Comms 2000 Conference

Venue: RDS
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
11:30 A M 11:50 A M Courtesy call from Nelson Mandela,

Venue; Govt. Bldgs.
12:30 PM 02:30 PM
A
01:15 PM 01:30 PM Billy Glynn re Irish College, Paris

04:30 PM 05:30 PM SDLP
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:30 PM 06:0 PM
06:00 PM 06:15 PM Mary O'Rourke
06:50 PM 06:50 PM Attend the 7th Independent Newspapers Annual Lecture by Nelson
Mandella followed by Dinner in O'Reilly Hall - I
Thursday, April 13
09:15 A M 09:45 A M Launch Ballymun Arts & Community Resource Centre - start of
Reconstruction of Ballymun
Venue: main Ballymun round-about (beside Shopping Centre)
10:00 A M 10:05 A M David Andrews
11:10 A M 11:30 A M Courtesy Call from the New Zealand Ambassador Mr. Paul East
• Venue: Meeting Room
12:00 PM 12:45 PM Launch the Aula Maxima/Arts Centre Project

Venue: DCU
01:45 PM 02:00 PM Dermot McCarthy
02:00 PM 02:45 PM Meeting with Mr. Pat Quearney, General Secretary, The Workers'
Party
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02:45 PM 03:00 PM
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Meeting with the Board of the Abbey Theatre

Venue: Meeting Room
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03:30 PM 04:00 PM Address meeting on furthering equal opportunity between women
and men under the National Development Plan
Venue: Press Centre
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Link up re: launching SIPTU Mutual Support Agreement

Venue : Dining Room
05:00 PM 05:15 PM Dropping into National Millennium Committee Meeting

05:15 PM 07:15 PM
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Friday, April 14
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09:00 A M 01:00 PM
02:30 PM 05:30 PM
A
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Dermot McCarthy's reception in the Italian Room
Saturday, April 15
Sunday, April 16
10:00 A M 10:00 A M
A
/enue: St. Joseph's School for the Visually Impaired, Grace Park
Road
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Attend Opening of the new Belvedere College O'Reilly Theatre
Venue: Belvedere College
Monday, April 17
A
01:15 PM 01:15 PM Turning a sod for the James Joyce Seat
Venue: Millmount Park, Millmount Avenue, Drumcondra
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06:00 PM 06:00 PM Launch book "Medieval Dublin I : Proceedings of the Friends of
Medieval Dublin Symposium 1999
Venue: Civic Offices. Wood Quay
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07:45 PM 08:30 PM
Tuesday. April 18
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08:00 A M 09:00 A M
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03:20 PM 03:30 PM Photograph with the Ambassador of Japan and a group of

Japanese schoolchildren Venue : Sycamore Room
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Courtesy call from Dr. Michael Somers, Chief Executive. National
- Treasury Management Agency

Venue: Room 301
06:30 PM 06:50 PM Courtesy Call from Gary Hardgrave MP. Chairman of the Australia
Ireland Parliamentary Friendship Group
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Working dinner : Sycamore Room
Wednesday, April 19
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08:30 A M 10:00 A M Joint meeting of MAC and Special advisers
11:00 A M 11:10 A M Photocall (with other Party Leaders)

for People in Need. Members Restaurant, Leinster House.
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
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03:30 PM 03:30 PM

Sycamore Room
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Briefing with Dermot McCarthy, Peter Ryan and Martin Fraser in
advance of Estimates Meeting Venue : Taoiseach's Office
05:30 PM 07:00"PM Estimates meeting with the Finance & Public Service Committee
Venue : Room G2 Kildare House
07:15 PM 07:45 PM Meeting with the Chinese Deputy Prime Minister, Li Lang Quing
Thursday, April 20
A
08:10 A M 08:10 A M
08:20 A M 08:55 A M Interview with Denis Coughlan, Irish Times,

Venue St Lukes
09:20 A M 09:20 A M Depart Dublin Airport for London
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11:00 A M 11:00 A M Meeting with PM, Downing Street
01:00 PM 02:30 PM Guest of Honour at the Smurfit Media UK Lunch

Venue: Nash Room, 116 Pall Mall, London SW1
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Depart RAF Northolt
05:00 PM 07:00 PM
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Friday. April 21
GOOD FRIDAY
Saturday. April 22
Sunday. April 23
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EASTER SUNDAY
Monday. April 24
BANK HOLIDAY
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10:15 A M 10:15 A M
11:00 A M 11:00 A M
B
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Attend John Power & Son Irish Grand National and Present Winner
with trophy.
Lunch 12.30pm, First Race 2.05pm.
Venue: Fairyhouse
Tuesday. April 25
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Wednesday, April 26
Thursday, April 27
Friday, April 28
Saturday, April 29
Sunday. April 30
03:00 PM 03:00 PM
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Taoiseach's Diary 01-May-00 - 31-May-00
Monday. May 1
BANK HOLIDAY
05:30 PM 08:00 PM
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Tuesday. May 2
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08:00 A M 09:00 A M
09:15 A M 09:15 A M Depart Dublin Airport for RAF Northolt
11:15 A M 04:15 PM Meetings with Prime Minister and N.I. Parties, Downing St.
11:15AM 11:15AM Depart RAF Northolt for Dublin
Wednesday, May 3
09:00 A M 09:00 A M
A
09:50 A M 11:45 A M Attending the 1916 Commemorative Ceremony
ADC to attend also
Venue: Arbour Hill
12:00 PM 01:30 PM Government Meeting
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01:30 PM 04:30 PM i
Thursday, May 4
03:30 PM 04:15 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Belfast

(timing prov)
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05:00 PM 10:00 PM Meetings with PM and Nl Parties
Venue Hillsboro Castle
(finish time prov)
Friday. May 5
05:30 PM 11:45 PM
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08:30 PM 09:15 PM Present prizes re: Postal Celtic Golf Classic -
Venue Black Bush Golf Club, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath
09:45 PM 09:45 PM
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Saturday, May 6 _
06:50 PM 06:50 PM Brief Photocall with Terry Dooley's Dance School

100% pure Irish dance "The Show"
Venue: Olympic Theatre (10 mins)
07:45 PM 07:45 PM
C
Sunday, May 7
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Officially open West Dublin Youth Orchestra 10th Anniversary
Concert
Venue: Pillar Room, Rotunda Hospital
03:50 PM 03:50 PM
Monday, May 8
10:15 A M 10:15 A M
02:00 PM 02:20 PM Launch book entitled "Travellers - Citizens of Ireland"

Venue: St. Oliver's Park, Clover Hill Road, Clondalkin
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04:00 PM 04:00 PM Launch series of programmes on Enterprise Partnership starting on
RTE
Venue: Jury's Hotel, Ballsbridge
05:30 PM 06:30 PM
06:30 PM 07:30 PM
07:30 PM 07:30 PM
Tuesday, May 9
Government Meeting - Waterford
08:00 A M 09:00 A M
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08:30 A M 08:45 A M
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09:00 A M 09:00 A M Depart Dublin Airport for Waterford Airport
10:00 A M 10:45 A M Official opening of the new premises of the Southern and Eastern
Regional Authority (Tan, Min/Fin and Min/Env to attend also)
Venue : Waterford

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12:30 PM 12:30 PM
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01:45 PM 01:45 PM Lunch
T.
02:45 PM 02:45 PM
04:15 PM 04:15 PM Coffee
04:45 PM 04:45 PM
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08:00 PM 08:00 PM Dinner
Wednesday. May 10
DAIL SITTING (2.30 p.m.. - 8.30 p.m.)
09:00 A M 12:00 PM Government Meeting - Waterford
10:15AM 10:15AM Depart Waterford Airport for Dublin
04:45 PM 04:45 PM Paddy Teahon
05:00 PM 05:15 "PM Meeting with Christina Nobel & Patrick McKillen
05:30 PM 06:00 PM Michael 0 Kennedy
06:30 PM 07:15 PM Meeting with IFA and Mary O Rourke re Shannon Flooding Venue
Sycamore Room
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07:15 PM 07:45 PM
Thursday. May 11
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08:00 A M 08:45 A M Meeting with M. Fabius, French Minister for Finance
Venue: Meeting Room
09:00 A M 09:00 A M Opening address at the National Conference on the National

Anti Poverty Strategy
Venue: Davenport Hotel
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Photocall with Gormanston College presenting Taoiseach with

peace mirror
11:10 A M 11:10 A M Rory O Hanlon
11:20 A M 11:20 A M Brendan Smith
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Officially open Xerox Europe's new European Business Service
Centre
Venue: Ballycoolin Business Park, Blanchardstown
01:30 PM 01:45 PM
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01:30 PM 03:45 PM
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02:30 PM 03:00 PM Launch SMI Performance Management
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Briefly visit keynote technology event - e-XPO World

Venue: RDS
05:00 PM 06:00 PM Briefing with the President

Friday, May 12
09:00 A M 09:00 A M
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r »9:30 A M 09:30 A M Officially open Annual Conference for the Chambers of Commerce
of Ireland
12:00 PM 01:00 PM Officially open The Anglo-Celt (Cavan's Local Newspaper)

Venue: Cavan
01:15 PM 01:15 PM Launch the Cavan Innovation & Technology Centre

Venue: Kilmore Hotel, Cavan T o w n
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Photo and presentation to Dr. Eamonn McDwyer, Chairman, Cavan
Urban District Council
Venue: Kilmore Hotel, Cavan T o w n (timing prov)
04:00 PM 07:30 PM
08:00 PM 08:00 PM
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Saturday, May 13
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Call into The Dublin Fleadh Cheoil Ref: Des Garvin, (Ward Boss)
Venue: The Convent, Brigids Road, Killester, Dublin 5
Sunday, May 14
Monday. May 15
08:30 A M 08:30 A M Guest of Honour at the Opening Gala Reception of the joint
ICC/AOAC
International Conference
Venue: Berkeley Court Hotel
01:30 PM 02:00 PM Officially Launch Dublin Docklands Development Authority Site

Venue: Grand Central Dock
03:00 PM 04:00 PM Meeting with Party Leaders ( Tanaiste, John Bruton & Ruairf Quinn)
re funding of political parties
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j5:00 PM 05:00 PM Officially open Merchant's Quay CERT Training Centre
Venue: Merchant's Quay
05:40 PM 05:40 PM Brief photo at the Mater Hospital's All Day Diabetic Centre plaque
Venue: Eccles Street
07:45 PM 07:45 PM Guest of honour at the Testimonial Dinner for Denis Irwin
Dress for the evening is Blacktie
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Tuesday. May 16

Paddy's replacement & Paul Haran to attend also
04:15 PM 04:4*5 PM Order of Business
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with Deputy Seamus Kirk


07:00 PM 07:00 PM
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Wednesday, May 17
DAIL SITTING (10.30 a.m.. - 8.30 p.m.)
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10:00 A M 10:15 A M
11:15 A M 11:15 A M
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
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03:30 PM 03:30 PM Photocall to launch the Irish Heart Foundation's annual fund raising
campaign
Venue: Ceremonial Stairs.

Sycamore Room
05:15 PM 05:45 PM
B
05:45 PM 06:15 PM Meeting with Angela Kerins, Rehab.
07:00 PM 07:30 PM Launch "Hooked on the "Moy"

Venue Shelbourne Hotel
08:30 PM 08:30 PM Vote on Private Members
Thursday, May 18
DAIL SITTING (10.30 a.m.. • 4.45 p.m.)
10:00 A M 10:00 A M Depart Dublin Airport for Maam Cross
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Officially open Peacock's new building

Venue: Galway
12:15 PM 12:15 PM Officially open new Lisoban Business Park

Venue: Galway City
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01:00 PM 01:30 PM Officially open Galway Bay FM's New Broadcasting Suite
Venue: Sandy Road. Galway
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Photocall with Galway Voluntary Social Services Ltd

Venue: Galway Bay FM, Sandy Road, Galway
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Depart Galway Airport for Dublin Airport

04:30 PM 04:30 PM Photocall with CBC Monkstown's Junior School for business
exhibition
Venue: Govt. Bldgs.
05:00 PM 05:00 PM
05:15 PM 05:15 PM Minister of State Ned O'Keeffe
05:30 PM 07:30 PM
A
08:00 PM 09:00 PM Attending Highfield Hospital 175 Anniversary Dinner
Dress: Blacktie
Venue: Highfield Hospital, Whitehall, Dublin 9
Friday, May 19
09:30 A M 09:30 A M Visit Mount Carmel Secondary School for their Prize Giving Day
Venue: King's Inns St., Dublin 1.
10:30 A M 10:30 A M Launch the commencement of the construction of first new houses
in Ballymun
Venue: Shangan Avenue, Ballymun, Dublin 9
11:30 A M 01:30 PM
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02:00 PM 02:45 PM Guest of Honour at St. Aidan's C.B.S. at presentation on the
Schools Integration Project
Venue: Collins Avenue
03:15 PM 03:15 PM Photocall with Scoil Caitrfona, Glasnevin and sister school from
Wales
Venue: Government Buildings
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04:00 PM 04:00 PM Officially open Firhouse Community & Leisure Club New Extension
& Youth Club
Venue: Firhouse
07:00 PM 07:00 PM
A
07:45 PM 07:45 PM Present the Award of Excellence at the Arthritis Foundation
Banquet Dinner to Mr. Denis O'Brien
Venue: Shelbourne Hotel (Dress is Blacktie)
Saturday, May 20
09:55 A M 09:55 A M
03:00 PM 05:00 PM
06:30 PM 07:00 PM For information only - "The Canals of Dublin Millennium Rally"
Venue: Shandon Gardens
08:10 PM 08:10 PM
A
Sunday, May 21
03:00 PM 03:00 PM
07:15 PM 10:00 PM Attend European Round Table Dinner hosted by Dr. Michael
Smurfit
Venue: K Club
Monday. May 22
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Guest of Honour at the Irish Insurance Federation Lunch

Venue: Conrad Hotel
02:30 PM 07:00 PM
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Tuesday, May 23
08:00 A M 09:00 A M
A
Dermot Gallagher & Paul Haran to attend also
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Mary Doyle re SMI PQ
-02:30 PM 03:15 PM Question Time
05:00 PM 06:00 PM Meeting with widows and disabled members of the RUC
06:15 PM 07:00 PM Meeting re Housing with Ministers McCreevy, Dempsey and Molloy
and officials Venue : Sycamore Room
07:15 PM 07:45 PM Reception for RUC Widows and disabled members.

Venue: Buswells Hotel
08:15 PM 08:15 PM Present BMW/Sunday Independent Business Year Awards

flHHA- Dress:
^Wnue^Berkeley Court Hotel
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Wednesday. May 24
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11:30 A M flmHBMB
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Courtesy call from Mr. Khloponin, President, Norilsk Kickel
04:00 PM 04:30 PM Launch Ireland Fund Report

Venue: Italian Room
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Depart for Poland
Thursday, May 25
Visit to Poland
10:30 A M 11:00 A M Order of Business (Tanaiste)
Friday, May 26
Visit to Poland
Saturday, May 27
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Officially open Donabate Golf Club 27 Hole Complex

Venue: Balcarrick, Donabate, Co. Dublin
08:00 PM 09:00 PM Guest of Honour at Millennium Reunion of Past Students of the

National Botanic Gardens
Sunday, May 28
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12:00 PM 12:00 PM Drop into the Unveiling of a Plaque to Commerate the First Meeting
of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland
Venue: 59 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 (timing prov)
08:00 PM 08:30 PM Presentation to former Home Farm players

Venue: Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9
Monday. May 29
10:30 A M 10:30 A M Annual Dental Health Awards Ref: Anna Bogle

Venue: Our Lady Immaculate Senior National School, Darndale,
Dublin 17.
02:30 PM 03:00 PM Visit Larkin Community College

Venue: Sean McDermott St., Dublin 1
Tuesday, May 30
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08:00 A M 09:00 A M

Dermot Gallagher & Paul Haran to attend also
03:20 PM 03:20 PM Drop into Norwegian Parliamentary delegation

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05:00 PM 05:15 PM Courtesy call from Ms. MaighrSad Ui MhSirtin, Chairperson, Irish
Language Agency of the North/South Body on Language, An Foras
Teanga
05:30 PM 05:30 PM
06:30 PM 06:30 PM
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Wednesday, May 31
DAIL SITTING (10.30 a.m.. -11.00 p.m.)
08:30 A M 09:15 A M Meeting re Housing with Ministers McCreevy, Dempsey and Molloy
— and officials Venue : Sycamore Room
09:30 A M 09:30 A M Meeting with Mr. Douglas Daft, Chairman & Chief Executive,
Coca-Cola (Dermot McCarthy to attend also) Venue: Taoiseach's
Meeting Room
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
B
01:45 PM 01:45 PM
C
03:20 PM 03:20 PM Peter McDonagh
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with Deputy Donal Carey, Chairman of the Joint
Committee on Heritage & Irish Language. Seamus
Brennan also attending
04:30 PM 05:30 PM L'
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05:30 PM 06:30 PM
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06:30 PM 06:30 PM
07:00 PM 09:00 PM
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09:15 PM 09:15 PM
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10:00 PM 11:00 PM "Later with O'Leary", RTE Studios.
Taoiseach will be met by Joe Mullholland

Taoiseach's Diary 01 -Jun-00 - 30-Jun-00
Thursday. June 1
09:45 A M 09:45 A M Minister for Justice. Equality & Law Reform
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Meeting with David Lovegrove & Mr. Brian Patterson, National
_ Competitiveness Council
12:15 PM 12:30 PM Senator Rory Kiely
12:30 PM 12:45 PM Courtesy call from Richard Riley,

U.S. Secretary for Education.(Minister Woods and Dermot
Gallagher will also attend)
01:30 PM 02:30 PM Lunch with Dr. Michael Somers (Gerry Hickey, Martin Mansergh
and Dermot McCarthy to attend also) Venue : NTMA, Grand Canal
St
03:00 PM 03:30 PM
03:30 PM 03:45 PM Presentation to Grace Fagan

"Venue: Sycamore Room
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04:15 PM 04:15 PM
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Drop into the Launch of the Irish Amputee & Disabled Golfers
Association Day
Venue: Hollystown Golf Club
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07:00 PM 07:00 PM
Friday, June 2
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Saturday, June 3
Sunday, June 4
07:00 PM 07:45 PM Officially open the Glen Eagles Conference Centre

Venue: Killarney, Co. Kerry
Monday, June 5
BANK HOLIDAY
Tuesday, June 6
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08:00 A M 08:00 A M Depart Dublin for Tipperary
11:00 A M 11:00 A M
01:00 PM 01:30 PM Officially open Funded Housing Initiative in South Tipperary

(F.H.I.S.T.)
Venue: South Tipperary
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Depart Clonmel
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Arrive Dublin
04:15 PM 04:30 PM Photocall to Launch News of the World Golf Tournament for Young
Golfers
Venue: Front Steps
04:30 PM 05:00 PM
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05:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with Peter R. Schutz, AHP Manufacturing
Venue:Sycamore Room
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Tete-a-tete with Prime Minister of Singapore

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06:30 PM 08:30 PM Dinner with Prime Minister of Singapore
Venue : Dublin Castle
Wednesday, June 7
08:30 A M 09:30 A M Meeting re Drugs Venue : Sycamore Room

Dermot Gallagher, Dermot McCarthy & Paul Haran to attend also
01:00 PM 01:00 PM
03:20 PM 03:30 PM Dermot Gallagher and Philip Kelly
03:30 PM 03:45 PM Phone call with Portugese PM Antonio Guterres (incoming and up
to 15 minutes duration)
05:30 PM 05:30 PM (For information only) Officially open QA Training Ireland's new
training centre
Venue: Dun Laoghaire
05:45 PM 05:45 PM Depart Dublin Airport for RAF Northolt
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Dinner wth Prime Minister Blair Venue : Downing Street
10:30 PM 10:30 PM Depart RAF Northolt for Dublin Airport (timing prov)
Thursday, June 8
08:30 A M 08:30 A M
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11:30 A M 11:45 A M Photocall with MoS Hugh Byrne re Report on Future Developments
and Investment Strategies for the Aquaculture Sector Venue: Top
of Stairs
12:00 PM 12:00 PM
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12:30 PM 12:30 PM Meeting with Dr. Sean Rowland, Boston College
02:00 PM 02:15 PM Piece to camera for Special Olympics
02:20 PM 02:20 PM Photograph with Minister Ivan Stumpf, Hungarian Prime Minister's
office Venue : Front Steps
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Courtesy call from Mr. Jim Keogh, President, Australian/Ireland
Chamber of Commerce
03:00 PM 04:25 PM
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04:30 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with Robert Hamill's Family
Venue: Taoiseach's Dining Room
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Maurice Boate, Lough Dan Adventure Centre;

Venue Government Buildings
07:00 PM 09:30 PM
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Friday, June 9
10:00 A M 10:00 A M Launch Report on the Conference organised by the Centre for
Public Service Unions
Venue: Press Centre
11:00 A M 11:30 A M
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01:00 PM 01:00 PM Officiate at the FAS Dublin North Regional Community Initiative
Awards
Venue: St. Vincent's GAA Club, Marino, Dublin 3
03:15 PM 03:15 PM Depart Dublin Airport
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Officially open Na Piarsaigh Hurling Football Club New Indoor
Hurling Hall
Venue: Cork
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Press Conference, Cork Airport
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Attend Civic Reception in honour of the Taoiseach

Venue: New Ross
08:15 PM 08:15 PM Guest of Honour at the Michael O'Hanrahan Cumann Spring Ball
^ ^ B ^ f l f i S B P ^ o ^ e Hotel, New Rosd
Saturday, June 10
10:00 A M 05:00 PM Tipperary South
Sunday, June 11
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Monday, June 12
08:45 A M 08:45 A M Arrive Dublin Airport VIP Lounge
09:15 A M 09:15 A M Depart Dublin Airport for Derry
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Launch new Dublin-Derry Air Service

Venue: Derry Airport
12:20 PM 12:20 PM Opening ceremony at the new facility at Coleraine House

Carmichael Centre North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7
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01:00 PM 01:30 PM Opening of Projects Arts Centre's new building
Venue: Temple Bar
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Officially launch the National Disability Authority

Venue: O'Reilly Hall. UCD
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Guest of Honour at the Opening of I.T. Alliance Ltd. new offices
Venue: Park House, North Circular Road, Dublin 7
04:50 PM 04:50 PM Arrive Dublin Airport Ceremonial Suite
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Shannon
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Open ASEM Young Leaders Forum:

Venue Limerick University
Tuesday, June 13
08:00 A M 09:00 A M
09:15 A M 09:45 A M Speaking at presentation of the Research in Humphrey's Report on

Gender Imbalance in the Civil Service.

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04:50 PM 04:50 PM Courtesy call from Students from Trinity Western University
Canada
Venue: Taoiseach's Dining Room

Wednesday. June 14
08:00 A M 09:00 A M Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure

09:30 A M 09:30 A M Photocall with Army travelling to East Timor

Venue:Front Steps, Govt. Bldgs.
09:45 A M 10:00 A M Sean Haughey
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
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03:20 PM 03:40 PM
03:45 PM 04:00 PM Philip Kelly

Sycamore Room
05:00 PM 06:00 PM Meeting with TSnaiste and Minister for Finance

Venue: Meeting Room
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06:00 PM 06:30 PM Meeting with Deputy Killeen
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09:00 PM 10:00 PM
Thursday, June 15
DAIL SITTING (10.30 a.m., - 4.45 p.m.)
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08:30 A M 09:00 A M
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09:40 A M 09:40 A M Drop into Digital Media Development Ltd Meeting
(chaired by Paddy Teahon)
11:30 A M 11:30 A M Present Mr. Paddy O'Meara and Mr. Gerry Mannion with
Retirement Awards
12:00 PM 12:45 PM Launch 3rd Bacon Report and Governments Action on Housing
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Depart Dublin Airport forRAF Bigginhill
04:00 PM 04:45 PM Give Keynote Closing address to the Annual Conference of CIPFA
Venue Metropole Hotel, Brighton
05:45 PM 05:45 PM Depart RAF Bigginhill for Dublin
06:45 PM 06:45 PM
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07:45 PM 07:45 PM Guest of Honour at the IBEC Biennial Dinner
Dress: Blacktie
Venue: Berekeley Court Hotel

10:00 PM 10:00 PM For information only
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Friday. June 16
08:10 A M 08:10 A M
08:30 A M 09:00 A M Attending Bloomsday Festival 2000 Breakfast

Venue: James Joyce Centre, Nth Great George's Street
09:20 A M 10:00 A M Meeting with Peter Cassells

10:00 A M 10:30 A M Officially launch two Reports on Educational Disadvantage for the
Dublin Employment Pact
Venue:Davenport Hotel
11:00 A M 11:00 A M
12:45 PM 12:45 PM
01:45 PM 01:45 PM Depart Dublin
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Arrive Caher, Co. Tipperary
11:00 PM 11:00 PM Tipperary South

Overnight in Tipperary
Saturday, June 17
10:00 A M 04:00 PM Tipperary South
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Unveil bust of Canon John Hayes

Venue: Tipperary T o w n
07:15 PM 07:30 PM Drooping into the Anna Livia Opera Festival
Venue: Gaiety Theatre
Sunday. June 18

0: PM 0 : PM
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Launch book on the History of Christ Church

Venue: Christ Church Cathedral
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Portugal for HOSG Summit
Monday, June 19
HOSG Summit
Venue: Feira, Porto, Portugal
Tuesday, June 20
HOSG Summit
Venue: Feira, Porto, Portugal
Wednesday, June 21
09:00 A M 10:00 A M
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11:00 A M 11:30 A M Meeting with Tdnaiste and Min. Finance.

Venue: Taoiseach's office.
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03:30 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with ICTU, TSnaiste & Min. Finance also attending
Venue: Sycamore Room.
05:30 PM 06:00 PM Present special Merit Awards of the National Taxi Drivers Union
first annual Special Merit Awards
Venue: Toyota Motor Center, Ballsbridge (opp R.D.S)

08:00 PM 08:00 PM Host a Reception for the Ceiliuradh Festival
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Thursday, June 22
09:00 A M 09:15 A M OECD Review Team, TSnaiste and Minister for Public Enterprise
also attending.
10:30 A M 11:00i A M Order of Business by (An T^naiste)
11:00 A M 01:30 PM Officially open Lisheen Mine

Venue: Tipperary —
07:00 PM 08:30 PM Dinner for Prime Minister of Jamaica

Venue: Government Buildings
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08:45 AM 09:15 A M Meeting with John Dunne & Richard Burrowes IBEC and CIF
Venue; Sycamore Room
09:30 A M 10:15 A M Present prizes at Open Day for St. Finbarrs National School
Venue: Cabra West
10:45 A M 11:15 A M Meeting with IFA

Venue: Taoiseach's office
12:00 PM 12:00 PM
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03:00 PM 05:30 PM
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06:30 PM 06:30 PM
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Attend Gandon Capital Markets Gala Dinner to celebrate the
opening of Investec Bank (UK) Limited (Irish Branch) Dress: Blacktie
Venue: Kildare
Saturday. June 24
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Officially open the Lourdes Celtic F.C. All Weather Pitch
Venue: Crumlin, Dublin 12.
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Attend St. Laurence O'Toole Church 160th Anniversary

Venue: 49 Seville Place. North Wall, Dublin 1
Sunday, June 25
For Information
Na Fianna Annual Family Day
Venue: Mobhi Road, Dublin 9
06:15 PM 07:00 PM Drop into Ireland Fund Dinner

Venue: Iveagh Gardens
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0:0 PM 0 : 0 PM Depart for ora
Monday, June 26
Trip to Norway
08:00 PM 08:30 PM Presentation of the Captain's Prize, Finance Golf Society (Gerry
Hickey)
Venue Malahide Golf Club(prov)
Tuesday. June 27
08:00 A M 09:00 A M
10:15 A M 10:15 A M Meeting with TSnaiste and Minister for Justice

03:45 PM 04: f5 PM Briefing on Order of Business
04:45 PM 05:55 PM D3il Statements on Feira Summit
06:00 PM 06:20 PM Courtesy Call from senior members of the General Motor
Acceptance Corporation (GMAC)
Venue:Meeting Room
06:20 PM 07:20 PM
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Wednesday. June 28
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
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01:00 PM 01:00 PM Photocall with Ms. Claire Cunningham
03:30 PM 04:00 PM Courtesy Call from Mr Elmar Brok MEP and Dimitrios Tsatsos MEP
04:00 PM 04:30 PM Courtesy Call from Dan Rooney
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Photocall with Mr. Rick Faught, Senior Vice-President,

Anheuser-Busch Inc
06:00 PM 06:30 PM
06:30 PM 07:30 PM Cabinet Sub-Committee on Social Inclusion

venue: Sycamore Room
Thursday, June 29
08:20 A M 08:20 A M
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12:00 PM 12:00 PM Launch Icon Drug Support Services new premises
Venue: 80 Amien's Street. Dublin 1 (prov Eoin Ryan on Standby)
04:00 PM 04:30 PM Joe Kelly & Brian Mooney, Kiltimagh IRD

06:00 PM 06:00 PM Launching Noel Whelan's book entitled "Politics, Elections and the
Law"
Venue: Law Library Building, 156-157 Church Street
07:30 PM 08:15 PM Present FAS/NCVA Certificates to Lourdes Youth & Community

Services Workshop Trainees
Venue: Dublin Docklands Authority, Custom House Quay
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10:00 PM 10:00 PM
Friday, June 30
Confidence Motion (10:30 - 17:00)
09:00 A M 09:00 A M Drop in for Photocall at Lynam's Hotel

Venue: O'Connell Street
09:30 A M 10:00 A M Presentation by McKinsey Consultants, Charlie McCreevey also

attending. Venue Meeting Room
10:30 A M 11:00 A M Taoiseach speaks on Motion of Confidence
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Launch Raidi6 na Gaeltachta Millennium Publication

Venue: Alexander Hotel (Taoiseach's speech read by Senator
Labhras 6 Murchii)
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Courtesy Call from Senator Patrick Leavy Dermot Gallagher to
attend also
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Officially open the North Wall Women's Centre new Childcare-
Centre
Venue: North Wall, Dublin 1
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Meeting of Council of State.

Venue ArSs an UachtarSn

0 : 3 0 PM 0 : 3 0 PM
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Vote on Confidence Motion
06:40 PM 06:40 PM Depart Dublin Airport by Helicopter
07:15 PM 07:15 PM Arrive Gorey
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Signing Visitors Book at Gorey Town Commissioners

Venue: Market House, Gorey, Co. Wexford.
08:00 PM 09:00 PM Officially open the Byrne/Perry Summer School -
Venue: Gorey, Co. Wexford A

09:00 PM 09:00 PM Depart by car for Dublin

Taoiseach's Diary 01-Jul-00 - 31-Jul-OO
Saturday, July 1
Sunday, July 2
03:15 PM 03:15 PM
Monday, July 3
10:00 A M 10:00 A M
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10:30 A M 10:30 A M Depart Dublin Airport by Government Jet
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Arrive Shannon Airport and depart for Tipperary by car
12:00 PM 03:00 PM Senator George Mitchell and Tipperary Peace Prize Venue
Tipperary
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Depart Shannon Airport by Government Jet
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05:30 PM 08:00 PM
08:30 PM 08:30 PM Reception in Mansion House for new Lord Mayor
Tuesday, July 4
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08:00 A M 09:00 A M
09:30 A M 10:00 A M Courtesy call from Premier Beatie, Queensland
10:55 A M 10:55 A M Ceremonial Arrival of the President of Hellenic Republic


02:40 PM 03:15 PM Tete-a-tete and Meeting with President of the Hellenic Republic
followed by Meeting in Sycamore Room
Venue: Taoiseach's Office/Sycamore Room
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Photocall with QA Training Ireland

Venue: Govt. Bldgs.
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Courtesy Call from newly elected Lord Mayor of Dublin
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Rory O'Hanlon
07:15 PM 07:15 PM
07:45 PM 07:45 PM State Dinner in honour of President of the Hellenic Republic
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Wednesday, July 5
10:45 A M 10:45 A M Dermot Gallagher and Philip Kelly
11:00 A M 11:1.5 A M Tom Moffatt
11:30 A M 12:15 PM Gerry Adams
12:55 PM 02:30 PM Government Lunch in Honour of the President of Hellenic Republic

Venue: Iveagh House
02:45 PM 03:15 PM Meeting with ICMSA

Venue: Meeting Room
04:00 PM 09:00 PM
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Thursday, July 6

0:30 M :30 M er for A r i u l t a
09:30 A M 09:30 A M Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation
10:30 A M 10:30 A M Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs
12:00 PM 12:30 PM Launch Youthreach 2000 - A Consultative Process Report

Venue: Harmonstown Youth Reach Centre, Dublin 5
12:45 PM 12:45 PM
01:00 PM 01:20 PM
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Minister For Public Enterprise
03:00 PM 03:05 PM Wally Kirwan
03:20 PM 03:20 PM Drop into Reception for the Irish Special Olympics Team
Venue: Kane Room, Coach House, Dublin Castle
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Present ISO 9002 Award to the Office of Public Works
Venue: 51 St. Stephen's Green
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Courtesy Call from Michel Barnier, European Commissioner

. Venue Sycamore Room
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Courtesy Call from Michel Barnier, European Commissioner

Venue Sycamore Room
Friday, July 7
09:15 A M 09:15 A M
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09:30 A M 09:30 A M Brief drop in from former Chief Justice Liam Hamilton re Dublin I
Monaghan bombings Venue: Taoiseach's Office
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09:45 A M 09:45 A M Minister for Finance
11:00 A M 11:30 A M Visit West Wood Club

Venue: Clontarf Road, Dublin 3
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12:00 PM 12:20 PM
01:00 PM 02:30 PM
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05:00 PM 05:00 PM Present Spirit of Silicon Valley Award 2000
06:00 PM 09:00 PM
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Saturday, July 8
10:00 A M 01:30 PM
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Depart Dublin Airport by Beechcraft
02:45 PM 02:45 PM Arrive Galway Airport and transfer by car to Tuam
fl
03:15 PM 04:15 PM Visit St. Jarlath's College for bi-centenary celebrations
Co. Galway
04:30 PM 04:50 PM
05:35 PM 05:35 PM Depart Galway Airport by Beechcraft
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06:30 PM 09:00 PM
Sunday, July 9

11:00 A M 11:00 A M
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11:30 A M 11:30 A M National Commemorative Day

Venue: Kilmainham Hospital
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Cut the Ribbon at Family Fun Day

Venue: Dalymount Park
03:00 PM 03:00 PM
Monday. July 10
09:30-AM 12:30 PM
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01:00 PM 02:00 PM Host lunch for Premier of Tasmania
Venue : Italian Room
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02:30 PM 06:00 PM
08:30 PM 08:30 PM
Tuesday, July 11
10:00 A M 10:00 A M Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Minister for Foreign Affairs
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Minister for Defence
01:15 PM 03:45 PM
04:15 PM 04:15 PM Photocall with Mr. Elliott Masie, President of the MASIE Centre
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Dermot Gallagher and Philip Kelly (briefing for Cabinet Committee
on European Affairs meeting on 12 July).

08:00 PM 08:00 PM Attend Banquet at the conclusion of the J.P. McManus Golf Classic
Venue : Adare Manor
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Wednesday, July 12
08:45 A M 09:45 A M TSnaiste

01:30 PM 02:30 PM Minister for Agriculture re 2010 Committee Report

02:30 PM 04:00 PM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs Venue : Sycamore Room
04:00 PM 09:00 PM
Thursday, July 13
09:00 A M 09:00 A M Sean Fleming
09:45 A M 10:00 A M Martin Cullen
10:00 A M 10:00 A M Minister for Health & Children
10:50 A M 11:00 A M Michael O Kennedy
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Ben Briscoe
11:05 A M 12:00 PM Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
12:00 PM 12:15 PM Tom McEnery

12:15 PM 12:15 PM Meeting with Minister Mary Wallace to discuss the Government
Childcare Grants Programme
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Minister for the Environment and Local Government
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands
04:00 PM 09:00 PM
Friday, July 14
09:30 A M 09:30 A M
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09:40 A M 09:40 A M Minister for Education & Science
10:30 A M 11:30 A M
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Launch the book "Division and Consensus : The Politics of
Cross-Border Relations in Ireland, 1925 - 1969" Venue: IPA HQ,
Lansdowne Road
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Officially open Pearse Building

Venue: Pearse Street, Dublin 2
Saturday, July 15
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Sunday, July 16
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Monday, July 17

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09:20 A M 09:20 AM Dan Tully Venue : St Lukes
Tuesday. July 18
09:30 A M 02:30 PM
02:40 PM 02:45 PM
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02:45 PM 02:45 PM
03:00 PM 04:00 PM
04:00 PM 05:00 PM
04:30 PM 04:40 PM Sile de Valera
05:30 PM 09:30 PM
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Wednesday. July 19
09:30 A M 09:45 A M Brian Lenihan T D Gerry Hickey to attend also

01:30 PM 01:45 PM Michael Ahern TD
01:55 PM 02:00 PM Photocall with the Nursery Association of Ireland (Group includes
10 children) Venue : Front Steps

0 : 0 0 PM : 0 PM Photocall with Mr. Eamonn Walsh, Moy Valley Comhaltas Ceoltori
Eireann (Group of 20)
Venue: Front Steps
02:20 PM 02:20 PM Announcement of the Government Childcare Grants Programme

Venue: Press Centre
03:00 PM 03:30 PM Relatives for Justice

04:00 PM 09:00 PM
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Thursday, July 20
08:30 A M 11:45 A M
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12:00 PM 12:00 PM Opening the new Dublin Corporation One Stop Shop Headquarters
Venue: Sean McDermott Street
01:30 PM 01:45 PM Tom Parlon, IFA Dermot McCarthy to attend also Venue : St. Lukes
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02:00 PM 06:00 PM
06:20 PM 06:30 PM David Andrews TD
06:30 PM 07:00 PM Meeting with ICTU Dermot McCarthy to attend also Venue
Meeting Room
07:00 PM 07:30 PM
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07:30 PM 09:00 PM
09:00 PM 09:00 PM
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Friday, July 21
11:30 A M 11:30 A M Depart Dublin Airport by helicopter
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12:15PM 12:15PM Arrive in Coothill and transfer by car
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Officially launch The White Star Project

Venue: Cootehill, Co. Cavan
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Signing of Visitors Book

Venue: UDC Office, Carrickmacross
02:10 PM 02:10 PM Launch HITEC feasibility study

Venue: St. Louis Convent, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan
02:50 PM 02:50 PM Officially open the Rye Valley Foods Plant

Venue: Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Depart Carrickmacross by helicopter
04:45 PM 04:45 PM Arrive in Dublin Airport
06:45 PM 06:45 PM Paddy Teahon's retirement presentation

Saturday, July 22
10:45 A M 10:45 A M Depart Dublin Airport by Beechcraft
11:30 A M 11:30 A M Arrive Farranfore and transfer by car to Killarney
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Officially open Killarney Golf & Fishing Club's 3rd Course &
Clubhouse
Venue: Killarney
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Depart Farranfore by Beechcraft
03:00 PM 07:00 PM
08:30 PM 08:30 PM FOR INFORMATION ONLY
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Sunday. July 23
02:45 PM 02:45 PM
04:00 PM 04:00 PM
Monday. July 24
12:00 PM 07:00 PM
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Launch of Medialab Europe Venue : Guiness Hopstore
Tuesday, July 25
10:30 A M 10:30 A M All Day Government Meeting
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10:30 A M 11:00 A M
11:00 A M 11:45 A M
11:45 A M 12:30 PM
12:30 PM 01:00 PM
01:00 PM 02:00 PM Government Lunch Venue : Sycamore Roo^
02:00 PM 02:30 PM
02:30 PM 03:00 PM
03:00 PM 03:45 PM
03:45 PM 04:00 PM Coffee
04:00 PM 04:45 PM
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04:45 PM 05:15 PM
05:15 PM 05:15 PM
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06:00 PM 08:00 PM
08:00 PM 08:00 PM Government Dinner

Venue:Iveagh House
Wednesday, July 26
08:45 A M 08:45 A M
09:00 A M 09:00 A M Meeting with Trina Vargo

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for Government Venue : Ceremonial staircase
04:00 PM 04:10 PM Denis Foley T . D .
04:30 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with Fr. Sean Healy, Sr. Bridget Reynolds and Sr. Anne
Scully, CORI re Asylum Seekers Dermot McCarthy to attend also
05:10 PM 05:10 PM Photocall to receive Humbert Peace Prize

Venue: Front steps
05:15 PM 05:25 PM Photograph and recording of a poem by Padraic Pearse on a charity

CD 'Voices and Poetry of Ireland' for Focus Ireland Venue :
Taoiseach's office
05:25 PM 05:25 PM Photograph with Sgt Fergus McGuinness on his retirement

05:30 PM 06:00 PM Noel Ahern T.D.
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06:00 PM 06:30 PM
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09:00 PM 09:00 PM Launch Cumann Scoil Ui Chonaill CLG Golden Jubilee Celebrations
Brochure
Venue: Clubhouse, 95 Clontarf Road, Dublin 3
Thursday, July 27
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07:55 A M 07:55 A M
08:00 A M 08:00 A M
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08:45 A M - 1 2 : 1 5 PM Attend Programme for Prosperity and Fairness Plenary Meeting
Venue: Dublin Castle (Meeting starts at 9.00am)
12:40 PM 12:40 PM Minister Cowen
01:00 PM 02:00 PM Lunch meeting with Gerry Adams Venue : Sycamore Room
03:00 PM 06:00 PM
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Meeting with Mary Doyle, Brendan Tuohy and John Lynch Venue
Taoiseach's office
08:00 PM 08:00 PM Reception for Former Members of the Oireachtas

Venue: St Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle
Friday, July 28
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09:00 A M 09:00 A M David Trimble Venue : Sycamore Room
10:15 A M 11:00 A M Officiating at a Preview of the new African Plains in Dublin Zoo
Venue: Phoenix Park
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Maureen Gaffney, NESF Venue : Taoiseach's office

12:30 PM 02:00 PM Lunch
02:1 5 PM 02:1 5 PM Mary Doyle Venue : Taoiseach's office
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Tanaiste Venue : Taoiseach's office

04:00 PM 08:00 PM
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Saturday. July 29
Sunday. July 30
02:30 PM 02:30 PM
Monday. July 31
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09:30 A M 09:30 A M
1 1 : 1 5 A M 11:15 A M Depart Dublin Airport for RAF Northolt
12:15 PM 12:15 PM Arrive RAF Northolt
01:00 PM 03:00 PM Lunch with Prime Minister Blair at Downing Street
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Depart RAF Northolt for Knock
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Arrive Knock and depart by car for Galway (Jet returns to Dublin
Airport)
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Arrive Galway
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Tuesday. August 1
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11:00 A M 11:00 A M Officially open Bruce St. John Blake, Company Solicitors new
Galway Office
Venue: Ross House, Merchant Road, Co. Galway
Wednesday, August 2
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11:00 A M 11:00 A M Announcement by Bank of Ireland of their sponsorship for the
Special Olympics:
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Thursday, August 3
Friday, August 4
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Sunday, August 6
Monday, August 7

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Tuesday, August 8
Wednesday. August 9
Thursday, August 10
Friday. August 11
Saturday, August 12
03:30 PM 03:30 PM
Sunday, August 13
Monday, August 14
Tuesday, August 15
Wednesday, August 16
Thursday, August 17
Friday, August 18
Saturday, August 19
Sunday, August 20
Monday, August 21
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Tuesday, August 22
Thursday, August 24
Friday, August 25
09:00 PM 09:00 PM Guest of honour Dublin 70's Charity Golf Classic Dinner1
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Saturday, August 26
06:45 PM 06:45 PM Guest of Honour and Officially open the ESB Community Games
National Finals 2000
Venue: Mosney
Sunday, August 27
03:30 PM 03:30 PM
Monday, August 28
Tuesday, August 29
02:30 PM 02:45 PM Piece to camera for Denis Irwin testimonial dinner in Cork Venue
St. Lukes
Thursday, August 31
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Taoiseach s Diary 01 -Sep-00 - 30-Sep-00 ' HE
Friday, September 1
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Briefing re UN Millennium Summit (Dermot Gallagher, Philip Kelly,

Joe Lennon, Billy Keane and Richard Townsend). Venue St Lukes
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Depart Dublin for Killarney
08:00 PM 08:00 PM
Saturday, September 2
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Photocall with Dempsey Clan

Venue: Govt. Bldgs.
03:30 PM 03:30 PM
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03:30 PM 03:30 PM Attend All Ireland Camogie Final ADC attending also
Venue: Croke Park
Monday, September 4
For Information
Law Library Golf Classic
Venue: Luttrellstown Golf Club
05:30 PM 08:00 PM
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Tuesday, September 5
09:30 A M 09:30 A M
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10:45 A M 10:45 AM Dermot McCarthy
11:00 A M 11:00 A M
01:00 PM 02:30 PM Lunch with Tanaiste. Venue Taoiseach's Dining Room
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Depart by Government Jet for New York
Wednesday, September 6
UN Millennium Summit
Venue: New York
Government Meeting (for information)
Thursday, September 7
Venue: New York
Friday, September 8
Venue: New York
08:00 A M 08:00 A M Arrive in Dublin Airport from New York (time approx.)
12:30 PM 12:30 PM
Sunday, September 10
03:30 PM 03:30 PM
Monday, September 11
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11:00 A M 11:00 A M Media briefing on Sports Campus Ireland.
Venue: Room 308
12:00 PM 12:00 PM
01:00 PM 01:20 PM Ivor Callely, Government Buildings
01:20 PM 01:40 PM Conor Lenihan, Government Buildings
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Launch VHI's Get Unstressed Lifestyle Education Programme

Venue: Newman House, St. Stephen's Green
03:00 PM 03:30 PM Courtesy call from Paul Carmody, Chief Executive, Pru Merica
(Prudential of America), followed by recording of piece to camera.
Venue: St Lukes
04:00 PM 04:00 PM
08:00 A M 09:00 A M
09:30 A M 10:00 A M Photocall with Ron Bolger, Sean Dorgan, Michael D'Souza re
Document on International Financial e-Business Venue : Ceremonial
Staircase
10:00 A M 1 0 : 1 0 A M Mary Doyle re Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure
10:30 A M 10:30 A M Government Meeting (no pre-Government meeting as the Tanaiste

is abroad)
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01:30 PM 01:30 PM
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Courtesy call from Mr. John Rowland, Governor of Conneticut
03:00 PM 03:45 PM Officially open The Visitors Centre

Venue: Botanic Gardens
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0: PM 0 : PM Present Diplomas to students of the Amenity Horticulture Course
Venue: National Botanic Gardens
04:45 PM 05:30 PM Launch The National Economic and Social Forum's Report on Social
and Affordable Housing and Accommodation Venue:Room 308
05:20 PM 05:20 PM Michael Ahern
05:30 PM 07:00 PM Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CIF attending also)

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07:00 PM 07:00 PM
09:15 A M 09:45 A M Briefing in advance of meeting with Swedish PM Venue : Meeting

Room
10:15 A M 10:45 A M Address IBEC Executive Venue : IBEC Headquarters, Lr. Baggot
Street
11:00 A M 12:30 PM Meeting with the Swedish Prime Minister Venue : Government
Buildings
12:30 PM 02:30 PM Working Lunch with the Swedish Prime Minister Venue :
Government Buildings
02:45 PM 02:45J 3 M Minister of State Brennan
03:00 PM 03:45 PM
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04:00 PM 04:00 PM Launch of White Paper on Supporting Voluntary Activity Min/SCFA
to attend also Venue : St. Andrews Resource Centre, 114-6 Pearse
Street
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with the Irish Roadhaulage Association Min/Finance to*
attend also Venue : Sycamore Room
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Meeting with Deputy Cecilia Keaveney and delegation re job
creation in Inisowen. Minister McDaid to attend also
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07:15 PM 07:45 PM Drop into Mr. Michael Campbell's, Director General of RGDATA
Retirment Party
Venue: Radisson Hotel, Stillorgan Road
10:00 A M 11:00 A M Meeting with President and Director General G A A and Paddy
Teahon. Venue St Lukes
11:00 A M 11:59 PM
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Friday, September 15
08:00 A M 04:00 PM
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05:15 PM 06:15 PM
08:50 A M 09:45 A M Visit with President McAleese to the African Plains development in
Dublin Zoo
05:30 PM 06:3Q PM Meeting with Gerry Adams

St. Lukes
Sunday, September 17
Monday, September 18
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Presenting Certificates to the Graduates from FAS Special Care
Programme .
Venue: Holy Angels, Glenmaroon, Chapelizod
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Meeting with Rev. Kenneth Todd, President of the Methodist
Church in Ireland
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Wally Kirwan

02:00 PM 02:30 PM Visit North Wall Women's Centre Crdche
Venue: Lr. Sherrif Street, North Wall, Dublin 1

04:00 PM 11:59 PM
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04:10 PM 04:10 PM
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08:00 A M 11:59 PM
09:00 A M 04:00 PM
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12:00 PM 12:00 PM
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Official opening of surgery for Dr Cormack McNamara

Venue: 27 Ballybricken, Waterford
08:00 PM 08:00 PM Officially opening the Waterford International Festival of Light

Opera. Dress for the evening is Blacktie
Venue: Theatre Royal, Waterford
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Launch REACH

Venue Press Centre
12:00 PM 12:30 PM Attorney General, Dermot Gallagher and officials re Charter of*
Fundametal Rights Venue : Meeting Room
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Launch the Vantastic Dial A Ride Service

Venue: 196 Howth Road, Killester, Dublin 5

03:00 PM 03:00 PM Address the workforce at the Microsoft European Operations
Centre - 15 Years Anniversary
Venue: Sandyford Industrial Estate
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with Mr. Ken MacDonald, Director, Hook & MacDonald
(Eoin O'Leary and Tom Corcoran from D/Env to attend) Venue:
Taoiseach's Office
05:30 PM 06:30 PM Meeting with the Irish League of Credit Unions Tanaiste and
officials to attend also Venue : Sycamore Room
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Meeting with Mr. Raymond J . Rooney re horse racing industry
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Launch A2Z Soccer.com

10:30 A M 11:00 A M Turning of the Sod at Cherry Orchard Equine, Educational &
Training Centre
Venue: Cherry Orchard
11:15AM 11:15AM Depart Casement Aerodrome for Farranfore
01:00 PM 01:00 PM
03:30 PM 03:30 PM
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Sunday, September 24 .
03:30 PM 03:30 PM All Ireland Football Championship Final Galway V . Kerry ADC
attending also.
Venue: Croke Park
Monday. September 25

10:45 AM 10:45 AM Officially open Circle of Friends Children's Nurseries Limited
Venue: Beaumont Woods, Dublin 9
11:40 AM 11:40 AM Courtesy call from Mr. Kurt Hellstrom, Worldwide Chairman &
Chief Executive of Ericssons
Venue: St. Lukes
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Unveiling of the foundation stone at the National College of

Ireland's Docklands Campus followed by buffet lunch
Venue: Docklands
02:00 PM 02:45 PM Briefly drop into Dublin City University's Club & Societies Day
Venue: Collins Avenue
03:30 PM 04:15 PM Officially launch 360networks in Ireland

Venue: Cable Station, Clonshaugh Industrial Estate, Dublin 17
08:30 PM 09:00 PM
Tuesday. September 26
09:00 A M 09:30 A M Perform the opening of CORI's annual social policy conference
entitled "Participation and Democracy"
Venue: Doyle Tara Hotel
10:10 A M 03:00 PM North South Ministerial Council Venue : Dublin Castle
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Meeting with David Trimble. Venue: Taoiseach's office
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Galway (time approximate)
08:00 PM 09:00 PM Dublin City Forum


12:00 PM 12:00 PM Attending Millennium Ploughing Championships
Venue: Ballacolla, Co. Laois
02:15 PM 02:15 PM Photocall with the Kilkenny Hurlers & visit to the G A A Museum
Venue: Br6d Tullaroan
02:40 PM 02:40 PM Courtesy call to the Fr. McGrath Centre

Venue: Kilkenny City
03:00 PM 11:59 PM
08:00 A M 12:30 PM
02:00 PM 02:20 PM Joint Civic Reception in honour of An Taoiseach

Venue:Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny City
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02:30 PM 03:30 PM
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Officially open Commerzbanks new offices

Venue: Guild Street
07:00 PM 07:00 PM
09:00 PM 09:00 PM St. Olaf's G.A.A. Club

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09:00 A M 09:00 A M Visit Chester Beatty Library's new purpose built galleries (breakfast
being provided)
11:00 A M 1 2:00 PM Officially open new Citibank Office

Venue: 1 North Wall Quay
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12:15 PM 12:15 PM
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12:20 PM 12:30 PM Justice Liam Hamilton
12:45 PM 01:15 PM Courtesy call from Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Japanese
Ambassador
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Launch 1999/2000 Annual Report of the NAPS Inter-Departmental

Policy Committee
Venue: Gresham Hotel, O'Connell Street
02:30 PM 03:00 PM Courtesy Call from Donald Dewar

04:00 PM 04:00 PM Officially unveil the Sean Lemass Birthplace Commemoration

plaque __
Venue: Norwood, Shankill
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06:00 PM 06:00 PM
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Dermot Gallagher Venue : St Lukes

Taoiseach's Diary Ol-Oct-OO - 31-0ct-00
Sunday, October 1
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Arrive Croke Park. (Taoiseach will be introduced to the teams at
2:50pm)
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Bank of Ireland Women Senior All-Ireland Championship Finals

Waterford v Mayo
Venue: Croke Park
03:15 PM 03:15 PM
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06:15 PM 06:15 PM
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07:00 PM 07:45 PM Guest of Honour at the Indigo National Children's Day Reception &
present 10 children with their Bravery Certs Venue : National
Concert Hall
Monday, October 2
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11:15 A M 11:15 A M
11:20 A M 11:20 A M Mary Doyle re press briefing
11:30 A M 12:30.PM Press briefing on Transport Initiatives Venue : Press Centre

(Tanaiste, Minister O'Rourke and MoS Molloy to attend also)
01:00 PM 04:00 PM
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04:30 PM 04:30 PM
05:30 PM 08:00 PM
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06:30 PM 06:30 PM Phone call with President Prodi Venue : St. Lukes
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Attend removal of the Papal Nuncio Venue : Pro Cathedral

10:00 PM 10:00 PM
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Tuesday, October 3
08:00 A M 09:00 A M
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10:15AM 10:15AM Government Meeting
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Bernard O'Byrne, FAI
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Meeting with Mr. John O'Reilly, Secretary, Pro-Life Campaign
Venue: Meeting Room
06:45 PM 07:1^5 PM Meeting with Bernadette Greevy

Venue: Taoiseach's Office (John Kennedy to attend also)
Wednesday, October 4
08:50 A M 09:20 A M
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04:00 PM 04:45 PM Meeting with Minister for Finance and officials Venue : Meeting
Room
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with Pavee Point Travellers Centre - Minister Wallace will
be attending
Venue: Meeting Room
05:30 PM 06:00 PM Meeting with Sen. Frank Chambers to discuss issue of job loss in
the Erris region of Mayo. Minister 6 Cufv & Deputy Cooper-Flynn
also.
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Michael Ahem
07:45 PM 09:15 PM Guest of Honour at the Bord Gais Gala Dinner. Dress: Blacktie
Venue: Dublin Castle (Time commitment flexible)
Thursday, October 5
09:00 A M 09:00 A M John Ellis
09:30 A M 10:00 A M Visit by Bulgarian Foreign Minister
11:30 A M 11:30 A M Depart Dublin Airport for Shannon Airport by Government Jet
s
12:00 PM 11:59 PM
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Officially open Beechpark Logistic Centre

Venue: Limerick
08:30 PM 08:30 PM Guest Speaker at the Limerick Chamber of Commerce Annual

Dinner
Venue: Limerick
Friday, October 6

1 0 0 AM 00 M
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Depart Shannon Airport for Dublin Airport by Government Jet
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Meeting with Ken McGuinness. Venue : VIP Lounge, Dublin
Airport
05:15 PM 05:15 PM Photocall with George J . Mitchell Scholars

Venue : VIP Lounge, Dublin Airport
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06:15 PM 06:15 PM
07:00 PM 07:30 PM Opening SIPTU Dublin Public Sector Biennial Conference

Venue: Jury's Hote, Ballsbridge
07:45 PM 08:00 PM Drop into ISPCC function for photograps Venue : Berkeley Court
08:30 PM 08:30 PM A
Saturday, October 7
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
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12:00 PM 12:30 PM Interview with R.T.E. re: Week in Politics
Venue: St. Lukes (prov)
01:30 PM 01:30 PM
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02:45 PM 02:45 PM Arrive Croke Park (Taoiseach will be introduced to the teams at
3.20pm)
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Replay of All Ireland Football Championship Final Galway V . Kerry
ADC attending also.
Venue: Croke Park
Sunday, October 8
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Arrive Croke Park (Taoiseach will be introduced to the teams at
2:50pm)
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03:00 PM 03:00 PM Senior International Rules, Ireland v Australia (ADC attending also)
Venue: Croke Park
04:00 PM 04:00 PM (For information only)
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Monday, October 9
11:15 A M 11:15 A M Visiting St. Peter's School with Minister Michael Woods
Venue: Phisborough
12:00 PM 01:00 PM Accept CyberChampion Award

Venue: Newman House, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2
01:15 PM 01:15 PM Departing Dublin Airport for Galway by helicopter
02:30 PM 04:00 PM Address the Plenary meeting of the British Irish Inter-Parliamentary
Body Venue : Galway Bay Hotel
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Arriving in Dublin Airport from Galway (time approx)
07:00 PM 08:00 PM Attend reception in honour of the Minister for Industry, Trade and
Technology of New Foundland
Tuesday, October 10
08:00 A M 09:00-AM

01:10 PM 01:45 PM Meeting with Seamus Mallon: Venue Ceremonial Suite, Dublin *
Airport
01:50 PM 01:50 PM Depart Dublin Airport by G4. Arrive RAF Northolt at 15:00
03:30 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with PM Blair. Venue Downing Street
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05:30 PM 05:30 PM Depart RAF Northolt for Dublin. Arrive Dublin Airport at 18:30
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Formally launch Breast Check's two new screening service units
08:00 PM 10:15PM
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Wednesday. October 11
09:30 A M 09:30 A M Meeting with IBEC. Tanaiste to attend also. Venue Sycamore
Room
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
03:50 PM 04:00 PM Philip Kelly
05:25 PM 05:30 PM Mary Doyle re outcome of previous day's Cabinet Committee on

Infrastructure
05:30 PM 07:00 PM Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law
Reform Venue : Sycamore Room
07:00 PM 07:00 PM
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Thursday, October 12
09:00 A M 09:00 A M Officially Launch Softech's second International Distributor Forum

Link 2000
Venue: Portmarnock Hotel & County Club

10:00 A M 10:30 AM Briefing on the Order of Business
10:30 A M 11:00 AM Order of Business
11:45 A M 12:00 PM Brief drop in from Malaysian Minister for Education Venue
Taoiseach's office
11:45 A M 12:05 PM
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12:15 PM 12:15 PM
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12:30 PM 12:30 PM
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Rory 0 Hanlon
02:00 PM 02:00 PM
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02:15 PM 02:15 PM Minister for Health & Children
03:15 PM 03:30 PM Courtesy call from Princess Sayako of Japan

05:00 PM 05:00 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Biarritz.
Friday, October 13
Special European Council in France

Venue: Biarritz, France
Saturday, October 14
Special European Council in France

Venue: Biarritz. France
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Depart Biarritz Airport for Dublin

(local time)
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Arrive Dublin (local time) - may be 4.00pm to be confirmed

Sunday, October 15
Senior International Rules, Ireland v Australia (ADC to attend also)

Venue: Croke Park
12:00 PM 12:00 PM
Monday, October 16
10:30 A M 11:30 A M Meeting with TSnaiste and Minister for Finance and Officials re
Budget Venue : Government Buildings
12:45 PM 12:45 PM Launch of the School's Programme

Venue: Henrietta Street
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Launch Ballyfermot Information Technology Ltd. I.T. Centre

Venue: Ballyfermot
03:00 PM 04:30 PM
05:15 PM 06:15 PM Guest of Honour and present certificates to Trainees & also
officially open their new training bar
Venue: Amiens Street Training Centre, Dublin 1
06:30 PM 06:30lPM launch project: An Scrfbhneoir Og

Venue: St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra
Tuesday, October 17
08:00 A M 09:00 A M
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10:30 A M 10:30 A M Meeting with Gerry Adams.
St. Lukes (D.Gallagher to attend)
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03:40 PM 03:40 PM Possible phone call from Greek PM (Prov)
05:00 PM 06:00 PM Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion Meeting

06:00 PM 07:30 PM Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Education and Science
07:30 PM 07:30 PM RTE Interview. Venue Government Buildings
Wednesday, October 18
08:00 A M 08:00 A M Government meeting
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
12:30 PM 12:3(1 PM Depart Baldonnel for Glasgow
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Attend Funeral Service for Donald Dewar, Glasgow Cathedral.
(Service commences at 2.30pm)
03:30 PM 03:45 PM Attend short reception after funeral service (optional)
04:15 PM 04:15 PM Depart Glasgow Airport for Heathrow. Arrive Heathrow 5:15pm
06:55 PM 06:55 PM Depart for Seoul Jl 422
08:05 PM 08:05 PM Arrive Seoul (time local)
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Friday, October 20
ASEM ill Summit (prov)

Venue: Seoul, South Korea
08:05 PM 08:05 PM Depart Seoul
Sunday, October 22
08:20 A M 08:20 A M Arrive Dublin
Monday, October 23
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11:00 A M 11:00 A M Arrival of President of Uganda
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01:50 PM 01:50 PM
02:00 PM 0 2 : 2 0 P M Peter Ryan and Barbara Jones
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Courtesy call from President of Uganda

Venue: Taoiseach's Sitting Room
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Courtesy call from President of Uganda

Venue: Taoiseach's Sitting Room/Sycamore Room
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Cabint Committee on Asylum Seekers, Dining Room
04:15 PM 04:45 PM Yuri Stepashin (former Russian PM), Sycamore Room
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Attend Photocall launch of "Trick of Treat" Project

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03:30 PM 03:40 PM Meet with four people from Downpatrick (request from Jimmy
Deenihan, T.D.)
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Drop in to a meeting of Minister Dempsey and officials with

Foreign Construction Journalists Venue : Sycamore Room (Meeting
starts at 3.30pm)
04:00 PM 05:30 PM Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Social, Community and
Family Affairs Venue : Sycamore Room
05:30 PM 07:00 PM Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Environment and Local
Government Venue : Sycamore Room
07:15 PM 07:15 PM Launch Paddy Logue's book "Being Irish"

Venue: Buswells Hotel
11:00 A M 12:10PM Dai) Statements on ASEM III
12:10 PM 12:15 PM Meet briefly with pupils of St Dominies Secondary School, Cabra.
Venue Leinster House
12:15 PM 12:15 PM Photocall with Seamus Brennan
12:30 PM 02:00 PM Cabinet Committee on Housing Venue : Sycamore Room
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Kieran Mulvey, Labour Relations Commission
02:30 PM 02:40 PM
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0 : 0 0 PM 0 PM Record piece to camera re Person of the Year Award. Venue
Meeting Room
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Dermot Gallagher
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04:00 PM 04:15 PM
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Depart Dublin Airport for London
09:00 PM 09:00 PM Guest of Honour & receive the Golden Plate Awards, 2nd Annual
International Achievement Summit. Dress informal. Merriott Hotel,
Grosvenor Square.
Friday, October 27
Mayo Visit
10:30 A M 11:15 A M Officially open CMS Peripherals Ltd. new corporate facility
Venue: Kiltimagh, Co.Mayo (time prov)
11:45 A M 12:45 PM Officially open the Michael Davitt Museum

Venue: Straide, Co. Mayo
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Visit Farnham Castle, Co Cavan
Sunday, October 29
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Monday, October 30
BANK HOLIDAY
Tuesday, October 31
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Wednesday, November 1
08:20 A M 08:45 AM Drop in to unveiling of a plaque to Kevin Barry and others by the
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Venue : Mountjoy
Prison
09:00 A M 09:00 A M Officially open the County/City Development (CDB) Convention


10:30 A M 10:30 AM Government Meeting
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Courtesy call from David O'Sullivan

(timing approx)
01:30 PM 01:45 PM Piece to camera for a video about John Hume for the SDLP
conference Venue : Meeting Room
02:00 PM 02:10 PM Meeting with Min. Foreign Affairs.and Ambassador Ryan

(D. Gallagher to attend)
02:10 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with Min. Foreign Affairs re. IGC
03:30 PM 04:00 PM Meet with the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

04:00 PM 05:30 PM Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural
Development Venue : Sycamore Room
05:30 PM 07:00 PM Bilateral meeting with the Tanaiste Venue : Sycamore Room .
07:00 PM 08:30 PM Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Defence Venue : Sycamore
Room
Thursday, November 2
08:00 A M 08:45 A M Meeting with the Minister for Finance Venue : Taoiseach's office

08:45 A M 09:00 A M Brief Meeting with the Minister for Finance and Paddy Teahon
Venue : Taoiseach's office
09:00 A M 09:00 A M
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10:20 A M 10:20 A M Depart Dublin Airport by helicopter for Templemore
11:30 A M 02:15 PM Graduation Cermony for Gardai, Templemore
05:00 PM 05:00 PM
06:45 PM 06:45 PM Ken Maginnis and David Campbell. Dermot Gallagher to attend also
Venue : Government Buildings
Friday, November 3
10:00 A M 04:00 PM Kildare
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Gerry Adams. Venue Government Buildings
07:00 PM 08:00 PM
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Saturday, November'4
03:00 PM 03:30 PM Drop into 40th Anniversary of Irish Wheelchair Association

Venue: Croke Park Hospitality Complex
Sunday, November 5
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09:30 A M 09:30 A M
11:00 A M 01:00 PM Attend ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the

execution of Kevin Barry & officially open Memorial Room /
Museum
Venue: Rathvilly, Co. Wicklow
06:30 PM 09:30 PM Guest of Honour and address the Confederation of British Industry
National Conference
Venue: Birmingham
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Monday. November 6
09:30 A M 09:50 A M Meeting with Deputy Ivor Callely

Venue: St. Lukes
09:50 A M 11:30 A M
11:45 A M 12:15PM Launch of People's Millennium Forests project

Venue: Merrion Square
12:30 PM 02:30 PM Address ICEM Lunch, Dublin Castle
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Officially launch 4th Survey of Licensed Premises

Venue: Irish Distillers Group Headquarters, Smithfield, Dublin 8
04:00 PM 04:00 PM
04:45 PM 05:15 PM Launch of "Ireland and the Great War" by Keith Jeffries Venue
Museum in Collins Barracks
05:30 PM 06:15 PM
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06:30 PM 06:30 PM Launch the Kerry Association Yearbook An Riocht 2000
Venue: Irish Distillers
Tuesday, November 7
08:00 A M 09:00 A M
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09:30 A M 09:30 A M Paddy Teahon

01:00 PM 01:00 PM
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04:45 PM 04:45 PM Briefly meet with Josephine Casey and her students (Colaiste Dun
lascaigh) straight after Order of Business
Venue: Lobby, Leinster House

07:00 PM 08:30 PM Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Health and Children Venue
Sycamore Room
09:30 PM 09:30 PM Drop into evening to celebrate 25 years ofthe existence of the
Convent View Cottages Residents Association
08:30 A M 10:00 A M
09:15 A M 09:15 A M Meeting with Des Geraghty and Dermot McCarthy

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03:45 PM 03:45 PM Philip Kelly re Cabinet Committee
05:30 PM 06:30 PM Bilateral meeting with the Attorney General Venue : Sycamore
Room
06:30 PM 07:00 PM Time Magazine interview. Venue Taoiseach's meeting room
07:00 PM 08:30 PM Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and
the Islands Venue : Sycamore Room - Minister to see Taoiseach
seperately first
09:00 PM 09:30 PM Formally launch Formus Broadband onto the Irish Market
Venue: Powerscou[t Townhouse Centre
09:45 PM 09:45 PM
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08:50 A M 08:50 A M Piece with Morning Ireland i
09:00 A M 09:30 A M Minister of State Molloy, Attorney General, Gerry Hickey re Taxi
issue
11:30 A M 12:00 PM Meeting with Gary and Linda Keating to discuss the Marie Keating
Awareness Fund
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12:00 PM 02:00 PM
02:00 PM 03:00 PM
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03:00 PM 03:45 PM Launch new Irish auctioneering network for Property Partners
Venue: Great Room, Shelbourne Hotel
04:45 PM 04:45 PM Ned O Keeffe
05:00 PM 05:30 PM FAI
06:00 PM 06:30 PM
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06:30 PM 06:30 PM
07:00 PM 09:30 PM
Friday, November 10
09:45 A M 09:45 A M Depart by road for Carrick on Shannon
11:30 A M 06:00 PM Leitrim programme
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Depart Leitrim for Sligo
06:00 PM 11:15PM Sligo programme
Saturday, November 11
10:00 A M 01:00 PM Sligo
02:30 PM 05:00 PM
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05:30 PM 05:30 PM Open Atlantic Coast Hotel
Venue: The Quay, Westport
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Depart Knock by Government Jet
Sunday, November 12
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t(for information)
Monday, November 13
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10:00 A M 10:00 AM
11:00 A M 11:00 AM Launching National Children's Strategy

Venue : Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square
01:00 PM 02:00 PM Lunch with Prime Minister of Grenada
02:00 PM 02:00 PM
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Formally open the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

Venue: Blanchardstown
06:00 PM 06:00 PM
06:45 PM 07:25 PM Launch an exhibition for Co. Roscommon

Venue: Jury's Hotel, Ballsbridge
07:30 PM 08:00 PM Officially inaugurate the National U21 League and unveil the Dr.
Tony O'Neill Memorial Trophy
Venue: Industries Centre (beside O'Reilly Hall), UCD, Belfield
Tuesday, November 14
08:00 A M 09:00 A M Breakfast meeting with the Tanaiste and Minister for Finance
Dermot McCarthy & Paul Haran to attend also
10:15AM 10:15AM Minister for Public Enterprise re CIE

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05:00 PM 06:30 PM Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs Venue :
Sycamore Room
07:00 PM 07:00 PM
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09:00 A M 09:00 A M Open Simon Community conference entitled 'Homelessness - The

Way Forward'
Venue: Ashling Hotel
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09:45 A M 09:45 A M
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Possible drop into Senator Hayes meeting with a group of women
from the Castlreagh Lifestyle Forum
Venue: Members Restaurant, Leinster House.
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03:30 PM 03:40 PM
04:00 PM 05:30 PM Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Tourism, Sport and
Recreation Venue : Sycamore Room
05:30 PM 07:00 PM Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Marine and Natural
Resources Venue : Sycamore Room
07:30 PM 09:30 PM Dinner with the National Competitiveness Council (GHickey and
DMcCarthy to attend)
Venue: Commons Restaurant, Newman House
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10:30 A M 11:00 AM Order of Business
11:30 AM 11:30 A M Depart Dublin for Longford by car
01:00 PM 11:30 PM Longford
11:30 PM 11:30 PM Depart Longford for Dublin by car
Friday, November 17
08:50 A M 08:50 A M
09:15 A M 09:15 A M Photograph with Mairead Berry

Venue: Westwood Club, Clontarf, Dublin 3 (TV3 will be present)
10:00 A M 10:20 A M
10:30 A M 10:50 A M
10:50 A M 11:00 A M
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11:00 A M 11:00 A M Interview with Sunday World. Venue St Lukes
11:30 A M 05:00 PM
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05:15 PM 05:45 PM Chief Whip. Venue Taoiseach's Office
05:45 PM 05:45 PM
06:15 PM 06:45 PM Launch book entitled "Lockout Dublin 1913"

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Venue: Labour Relations Commission, Haddington Road, Dublin 4
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0:0 PM 0 : 0 0 PM
08:00 PM 08:00 PM Ashbourne Chamber of Commerce dinner. Venue Ashbourne House

Hotel (Black Tie)
10:00 A M 10:00 A M Special Government Meeting (preceded by breakfast in the

Sycamore Room at 9.30am)
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04:30 PM 04:30 PM
Sunday, November 19
10:05 A M 10:05 A M
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Illuminate Millennium Tree of Light for Temple Street

Venue: Omni Park, Santry
01:30 PM 01:40 PM Dropping into Railway Union Club ( J . J . Murphy, President)

Venue: Willow Lodge, Park Avenue, Sandymount
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Attend Ireland v South Africa Rugby Match

07:30 PM 07:30 PM Drop in to Corpus Christi Hall Ref Terry McCluskey Celebration of
21st Feile Rince (for information)
Monday, November 20
02:00 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with ICTU. Minister for Finance, Dermot McCarthy and
Tom Considine. Venue Sycamore Room
04:00 PM 05:00 PM Officially open the Sunnybank Hotel's Restaurant in Glasnevin
08:00 A M 08:45 A M Taoiseach, Tanaiste and Minister for Finance. Venue Taoiseach's
Office
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08:45 A M 09:15 A M Taoiseach, Tanaiste Minister for Finance, Brigid McManus and
Peter MacDonagh. Venue Taoiseach's meeting Room
09:20 A M 09:40 A M Brief courtesy call from Scottish Parliamentary delegation (8

people)
05:00 PM 05:20 PM
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05:20 PM 05:40 PM
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06:30 PM 06:30 PM present the Irish Times / PA Management Award for 2000
Venue: National Gallery
07:30 PM 08:00 PM Enterprise Energy MoS Jacob, MoS Fahey and Gerry Hickey to
attend also
08:30 PM 08:30 PM Possible drop in to the Riverston Abbey Residence Association

AGM
Venue: Parish Centre, Navan Road (time approx)
08:45 A M 09:30 A M FAI Pre Budget Meeting, Minister for Finance and Con Hock
Venue: Meeting Room
09:30 A M 09:50 A M
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11:00 A M 11:00 AM Gerry Adams Venue : Taoiseach's office
11:30 A M 11:30 AM
03:30 PM 03:50 PM Meeting with Senator Haughey

04:00 PM 04:00 PM Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion Meeting

05:00 PM 05:00 PM Receive a copy of the Charter for the Third Millennium World
Planning Group from Dr Arthur O'Reilly, Rehabilitation International.
Venue Taoiseach's Office
Venue:Meeting Room
05:45 PM 05:55 PM Senator Francis O Brien
05:50 PM 05:50 PM
06:10 PM 06:10 PM Launch Sean Og 0 Ceallachain's new book entitled "My Greatest
Sporting Memory"
Venue: AIB HQ, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
07:00 PM 07:30 PM Meeting with Min. Education & Science and Mater Dei Institute.
Meeting Room Jerry Kelleher to attend also and brief in advance
07:30 PM 07:55 PM
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08:00 PM 08:00 PM
DAIL SITTING (10.30 a.m. -4.45 p.m.)
09:00 A M 09:45 A M Meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs and officials re IGC Venue
: Taoiseach's Meeting Room
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10:30 A M 11:00 A M Order of Business (to be taken by the Tanaiste)
11:00 A M 02:30 PM Meeting and Lunch with the Austrian Chancellor
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Officially open Maynooth College's Science Museum

Venue: Maynooth
06:15 PM 06:15 PM Depart Dublin by Government Jet for HOSG Summit in Zagreb
Friday, November 24
HOSG on Balkans
Venue Zagreb
04:45 PM 04:45 PM Depart Zagreb (local time)
06:15 PM 06:15 PM Arrive Dublin
Sunday, November 26
Ifor information)
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Monday, November 2*J
10:00 A M 10:00 A M Photcall with Drumcondra Football Club

Venue: St. Lukes
07:15 PM 07:45 PM Launch Jimmy Magee's autobiography entitled "Jimmy Magee - I

Remember It Well"
Venue: Davenport Hotel
08:00 PM 08:00 PM Guest of Honour at the launch of the Guinness Storehouse

Venue: St. James's Street
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08:00 A M 09:00 A M

Dermot McCarthy & Paul Haran to attend also
03:30 PM 03:45 PM Wally Kirwan and Gerry Howlin re President Clinton Visit
04:1 5 PM 04:45 PM Order of Business
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Meeting with Mr. David Manley, Dublin Chamber of Commerce
Venue: Meeting Room
05:45 PM 06:45 PM Meeting with ICTU Venue : Taoiseach's Dining Room
06:45 PM 07:45 PM Meeting with IBEC Venue : Room 301
08:00 PM 08:00 PM
08:00 A M 09:00 A M Breakfast meeting with the Tanaiste and Minister for Finance
09:00 A M 09:15 A M Kieran McGowan & Martin Naughton

(with Tanaiste & Min. Finance)
09:30 A M 10:00 A M Recordpiecetocameraforsetanta.com

10:30 A M 11:00 A M Expressions of sympathy on the death of P. Donegan followed by
the
Order of Business
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
01:15 PM 01:30 PM
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04:00 PM 04:30 PM Officially open South Midland Construction Co. Ltd new
Headquarters
Venue: Dubber Cross, St. Margarets Road, Finglas
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Philip Kelly and officials re Meeting with the Belgian Prime Minister
05:30 PM 08:30 PM Meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Verhofstadt
08:30 PM 08:30 PM Possible drop in to a CIPFA function Venue : Redwood Suite 5,

Jurys Hotel, Ballsbridge
09:00 A M 09:30'AM 6
09:30 A M 10:00 A M Courtesy call from Ambassador of Cyprus
11:30 A M 11:40 A M Record short piece for LITE FM on 'My Dublin'
12:00 PM 12:45 PM Meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs and officials re IGC Venue
: Taoiseach's Meeting Room
01:00 PM 01:30 PM John Treacy re Sports Council Gerry Hickey to attend also.
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01:30 PM 02:00 PM
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02:00 PM 02:15 PM Phone call to PM Gutterres
02:15 PM 02:15 PM
03:30 PM 06:00 PM Visit by French President Chirac
06:15 PM 06:45 PM-
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06:30 PM 06:30 PM
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B
07:30 PM 07:30 PM
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Friday, December 1
09:00 A M 09:00 A M Depart Dublin Airport by Government Jet for New York
11:30 A M 11:30 A M Arrive New York
04:10 PM 04:10 PM Presentation to the United Nations
Saturday, December 2
Check Prog for Clinton
New York
Sunday, December 3
08:30 A M 08:30 A M Depart New York by Government Jet for Dublin
Monday. December 4
08:00 A M 08:00'AM
10:30 A M 10:30 A M Photocall at St. Finbarr's School

Venue: Cabra West, Dublin 7.
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Officially launch Christ Kings Senior Girls National School new
designed garden
Venue: Annaly Road, Cabra, Dublin 7
12:30 PM 01:30 PM Special Olympics - annoucement of sponsorship

Venue: Round Room, Mansion House
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Presenting Certificates at the Community After School Project

Venue: Custom House Quay
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03:00 PM 03:00 PM SDLP
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Launch of 'The Kerry Way' - a history of Kerry Group 1972 - 2000
Venue: Shelbourne Hotel (NOTE: time for this may have to change
due to PPF briefing)
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Press briefing on PPF
07:30 PM 11:59 PM
Tuesday, December 5
08:00 A M 09:00 A M
01:15 PM 01:15 PM Attending switching on of the Christmas Tree Lights

Venue: Leinster Lawn
03:30 PM 03:40 PM Photocall for handing over the eWish CD Rom to the National
Museum Director
Venue: Meeting Room
03:40 PM 03:40 PM ADC Mick Kiernan

(Minister Woods)
ft
05:00 PM 05:00 PM
06:00 PM 07:00 PM Cabinet Comittee on European Affairs
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07:00 PM 07:30 PM Open Henry J. Lyons & Partners new offices and celebrate 75
years in practice
Venue: Pearse Street
07:45 PM 07:45 PM Drop into Liberties Senior Citizens Group Christmas Party
09:00 PM 09:00 PM Drop in to News of the World Christmas Party in Earl of Kildare,
Kildare Street
Wednesday. December 6
Budget Day
DAIL SITTING (10.30 a.m. - 12.00 midnight)
09:00 A M 09:00 A M Budget Briefing for Ministers
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
03:30 PM 03:30 PM
04:15 PM 06:30 PM Attend Dail for Budget
07:10 PM 07:10 PM Record piece for RTE News
07:50 PM 07:50 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Nice
Thursday, December 7

European Council Meeing in France
Venue: Nice, France
Friday, December 8
European Council Meeing in France

Venue: Nice, France
European Council, Nice
09:00 A M 01:00 PM For information only : Day T w o of the Dept. of Foreign Affairs
Conference on Human Rights on the island of Ireland Venue :
__ Dublin Castle
Sunday, December 10
Monday, December 11
08:00 A M 02:00 PM
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Wally Kirwan and Brian Collinge Venue : St Lukes
02:00 PM 02:30 PM
Brief meeting with Mr. Brendan Sinclair Duffy

02:30 PM 02:30 PM
Venue: St. Lukes
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Photograph with Gary Phelan (Galantas) Gold Tie Pin Venue : St.
Lukes
03:30 PM 04:00 PM Lay foundation stone for the new Veterinary Medicine Faculty in
UCD
Venue: Belfield, Dublin 4
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05:00 PM 05:00 PM
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Officially open Ivy House Pub

Venue: Drumcondra, Dubin 9
07:00 PM 07:30 PM Launch a book detailing the history of ICMSA

Venue: AIB Bancentre, Ballsbridge
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07:50 PM 07:50 PM Dinner with Polcors, Venue Radisson Hotel
Tuesday, December 12
DAIL SITTING (2.30 p.m. - 10.00 p.m.) - Michael Woods taking

Order of Business and Taoiseach's PQs postponed
07:15 A M 07:15 A M
07:45 A M 07:45 A M
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Greet President Clinton on his arrival (7.55am) Venue : Dublin
Airport
08:30 A M 10:30 A M
A
A
10:30 A M 10:30 A M
11:20 A M 11:20 A M President Clinton arrives in Government Buildings
12:30 PM 02:30 PM Reception in the Guinness Storehouse (SPEECH]
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Walkabout
05:00 PM 05:00 PM
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05:50 PM 05:50. PM Depart US Ambassadors residence in Phoeenix Park by US
helicopter
06:40 PM 06:40 PM Arrive in Dundalk by US helicopter
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Public Event [SPEECH]
08:45 PM 08:45 PM Taoiseach departs Dundalk by car for Dublin
Wednesday, December 13
07:45 A M 08:00 A M Meeting with the Tanaiste and Minister McCreevy Dermot
McCarthy to attend also Venue : Taoiseach's office
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08:00 A M 09:30 A M Government Meeting (breakfast in Ante Room from 7.30am)
09:30 A M 10:00 A M Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion Venue : Sycamore Room
11:00 A M 12:30 PM Party Leaders Dail Statements on Budget 2001 (30 min speech)
11:30 A M 11:30 A M
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03:20 PM 03:20 PM Photocall to receive complementary Christmas Tree from the

Winner of the National Christmas Tree Contest Venue: Front Steps
04:15 PM 05:25 PM Dail Statements on Nice European Council (20 min speech)
05:30 PM 06:00 PM Meeting with the Stable Association of Ireland (Sean Power TD)
06:30 PM 07:00 PM Launch Africans in Ireland Research Report

Venue: Chester Beatty Library
07:00 PM 07:45.PM Meeting with IBEC Tanaiste and Minister for Finance to attend also
08:00 PM 08:00 PM Opening of Markey's Mens Shop

Venue: Lr. Drumcondra Road
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10:00 PM 10:00 PM
08:50 A M 09:00 A M Mary Doyle
09:00 A M 10:00 A M Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure Venue : Sycamore Room

11:30 A M 11:30 A M Record short piece for RTE radio programme 'Christmas Childhood
Memories' Venue : Meeting Room
11:45 A M 12:00 PM Brief Meeting and Photograph with 38 Fianna Fail Leinster Women
Venue: Ceremonial Stairs followed by Sycamore Room
12:45 PM 02:00 PM IFSC Annual Lunch

Venue: Italian Room
02:15 PM 02:15 PM Fergus J. Mooney to visit and discuss his new systems
02:50 PM 02:50 PM
03:00 PM 04:30 PM
05:00 PM 06:00 PM
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06:30 PM 07:00 PM Attend Presentation at Ballyboden St. Endas G A A & Camogie Club
Venue: Firhouse Road, Templeogue, Dublin 16
07:00 PM 10:00*PM
10:00 PM 10:30 PM Launch St. Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh G A A Club fund-raising

draw
Venue: Navan Road, Dublin 7
10:30 PM 10:30 PM For Information

Drop into Mansion House Party (timing prov)
Friday, December 15

09:00 A M 10:00 A M Meeting with Mr. Sean McCague, President, G A A (also Danny
Lynch, Peter Quinn, Liam Mulvihill and Paddy Teahon) Venue:
Taoiseach's Office
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Mary 0'Rourke
11:15 A M 12:00 PM Interview with Stephen O'Brien, The Star Venue : Meeting Room
12:00 PM 01:30 PM Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Finance Venue : Sycamore
Room
01:30 PM 02:00 PM
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Meeting with Guinness Management

02:45 PM 02:45 PM Minister for Health and Children
03:30 PM 04:00 PM Information Society Commission's Function

Venue: Italian Room
04:15 PM 04:15" PM
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04:25 PM 04:25 PM Sile De Valera
04:45 PM 04:45 PM Season Greetings to the Dail
04:50 PM 05:30 PM Taoiseach, AG, Dermot McCarthy, Peter Ryan and Gerard Howlin
08:00 PM 08:00 PM Department of the Taoiseach Christmas Party Venue : Rooms 301
and 308

06:00 PM 06:00 PM For Information
Sunday, December 17
Monday, December 18
12:00 PM 12:30 PM Officially open XL Stop & Shop

Venue: 147/148 Chruch Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
03:00 PM 03:30 PM Courtesy Call from UNHCHR Mary Robinson
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Adrian Flannelly radio interview
05:00 PM 06:00 PM Briefing with President McAleese

01:30 PM 01:30 PM Photocall with John Gallagher and Tony McNamara IPA
01:45 PM 01:45 PM Photocall with the Marine Institute signing contract for new
research vessel. Minister for the Marine and Dr Peter Heffernan.
Italian Room
02:00 PM 03:00 PM Social Inclusion Committee, Sycamre Room

07:45 PM 07:45 PM Attending Government Dinner
Venue: CERT, Amiens Street, Dublin 2
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Courtesy Call from the Archbishop of Dublin
03:30 PM 03:30 PM!

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04:15 PM 04:15 PM Photgraph with AG and Caroline Casey (Founder of the Ashling
Project)
06:00 PM 09:00 PM GIS Journalists Christmas Drinks. Room 301 (for information)
12:00 PM 09:00 PM
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01:30 PM 03:00 PM
Friday, December 22
11:00 A M 11:00 A M Brief meeting with Senator Donnie Cassidy

12:00 PM 12:00"PM
Sunday, December 24
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Laying of the Martin Savage Memorial Wreath followed by the
distribution of a Christmas Hamper to the Old Folks Home
Venue: Half Way House round-about
Monday, December 25
Tuesday, December 26

11:30 A M 11:30 A M Minister for Agriculture Gerry Hickey to attend also Venue
Taoiseach's office
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12:00 PM 12:00 PM
Friday, December 29
12:45 PM 12:45 PM
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Interview with Jody Corcoran Venue : Taoiseach's office
02:45 PM 02:45 PM Peter Ryan
Sunday, December 31

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Sunday. January 16*

11:00 A M 11:00 A M Deliver keynote address at a Conference organised by the Council

07:45 PM 07:45 PM Present 42nd Texaco Sportstars Awards

12:30 PM 12:30 PM Attorney General

01:30 PM 01:30 PM Minister for Agriculture & Food, Mr Joe Walsh

04:15 PM 04:30 PM Receiving special 'timeless' decanter of cognac from Hennessy

05:00 PM 05:30 PM Meeting with Martin Cullen

09:15 A M 09:15 A M Depart Dublin Airport by Beechcraft for Knock

10:30 A M 10:30 A M Government Meeting

02:00 PM 02:00 PM National Development Plan Seminar

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12:30 PM 01:00 PM Officially t>pen KingramStudios

02:15 PM 02:30 PM Frank Murray Venue : Taoiseach's Office

02:45 PM 03:00 PM Mary Doyle re Infrastructure Venue : Taoiseach s Office

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06:00 PM 07:00 PM Frank Murray's Retirement Drinks

02:00 PM 02:15 PM Meeting with Cllr. Mdire F. Hoctor

03:20 PM 03:20 PM Depart for Cork on El 036

04:10 PM 04:10 PM Arrive Cork Airport

06:30 PM 06:30 PM Depart Cork Airport by Government Jet

07:00 PM 07:00 PM Arrive Dublin Airport

08:00 PM 10:00 PM Attend Ireland Japan Association Annual Dinner

12:00 PM 12:00 PM Officially open America-on-Line (AOL)

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08:15 A M 08:15 A M Depart Dublin Airport

08:45 A M 08:45 A M Arrive Cork Airport

09:00 A M 09:15 A M Meeting with Lord Mayor

10:00 A M 1 0 : 1 5 A M Brief Informal Meeting with Reps of Community Groups

10:15 A M 01:25 PM Government Meeting

01:40 PM 02:45 PM Meeting Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly

03:00 PM 04:30 PM Consultation Fora

04:30 PM 05:15 PM Press Conference with Tdnaiste etc.

05:15 PM 06:15 PM Join Buffet Reception

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DAIL SITTING (2.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.)

11:00 A M 11:30 A M Press Conference re National Stadium Venue : Press Centre

12:30 PM 12:30 PM Meeting with David Andrews

03:15 PM 03:15 PM Brief Meeting with Pascal Mooney

03:20 PM 03:30 PM Martin Mansergh, Paul Arthur University of Ulster. Drop in to

03:45 PM 03:45 PM Briefing on Order of Business

04:15 PM 04:15 PM Order of Business

DAIL SITTING (10.30 a.m. - 4.45 p.m.)

10:00 A M 10:30 A M Briefing on the Order of Business

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11:00 A M 01:00 PM Dail Motion re appointment of Member of Government

02:00 PM 02:00 PM Participating in a formal signing ceremony for National College of

03:30 PM 03:30 PM Cabinet Sub-Committee Meeting on Social Inclusion

03:45 PM 03:45 PM Depart for Aras an Uachtarain with new Ministers

06:00 PM 06:00 PM Officially open Holiday World Experience

02:20 PM 02:30 PM Photocall with speakers at Information Society IT Conference,

04:00 PM 04:30 PM Dermot McCarthy, Philip Kelly

04:30 PM 05:00 PM Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Minister for Finance and officials

08:00 PM 09:00 PM Attend The Ster National Boxing Finals

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03:45 PM 04:30 PM Appontment of Chief Justice

07:20 PM 07:35 PM Interview with Des Cahill on Sports Call

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DAIL SITTING (2.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.)

09:45 A M 09:45 A M Meeting with the Tanaiste