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[PIO] The Speaker of the House of Representatives will pay an official visit to Ireland

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs Anita Demetriou, will travel to Dublin on Sunday 11 June 2023 for an official visit, following an invitation by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Ireland, Mr Seán Ó Fearghaíl. The President of the Parliament will be accompanied by the Director General of the Parliament, Ms Tasoula Ieronymidou, the Director of the International Relations Service, Ms Marina Adamidou and the International Relations Officer A', Ms Lucia Moogi.

As part of her visit, the President of the Parliament will be received by the President of Ireland, Mr. Michael D. Higgins and Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and will have separate meetings with the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Ireland, Mr Seán Ó Fearghaíl, who will host a dinner in her honour, and with the President of the Senate, Mr Jerry Buttimer. Mrs Demetriou will address the Senate Plenary and attend part of the proceedings of the Plenary of the House of Representatives, where the President of the House will welcome her presence. The Speaker will also have a meeting with the Minister responsible for Legislative Reform, Mr James Browne, as well as a joint meeting with the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence and the Chairman of the Joint Committee on European Affairs of the Irish Parliament, Mr Charlie Flanagan and Mr Colm Brophy, respectively, and Members of both Committees.

The Speaker will also visit Trinity College University, where she will meet with the Vice President for International Cooperation, Associate Professor Dr Emma Stokes, the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation and places of social, historical and cultural interest in County Kildare, including the Teach Tearmainn Shelter for Battered Women.

The Speaker will return to Cyprus at dawn on Thursday 15 June 2023.


(Text as sent by the House of Representatives)



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