Oireachtas delegation visits Germany

Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue today leads a week-long parliamentary delegation of Oireachtas members to Germany.

Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue today leads a week-long parliamentary delegation of Oireachtas members to Germany.

The seven-strong delegation will meet senior German politicians to discuss the EU Reform Treaty and EU integration.

The group comprises cross-party TDs John Cregan, John Curran, Terence Flanagan, Brendan Kenneally, Liz McManus and Senator Joe O'Reilly.

Meetings are scheduled with German Bundestag president Dr Norbert Lammert and German-Irish Parliamentary Group chairperson Dr Lukrezia Jochimsen.

The itinerary also includes meetings with members of the Bundestag Committee for the Environment, Nature Preservation and Nuclear Reactor Safety, the Committee for Energy and Technology, and the Committee for Employment and Social Affairs.

PA

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