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ANNEX
VISITS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE DURING THE INQUIRY
Visit to Spain
Tuesday 17 March 1998
Madrid
Briefing meeting with the Madrid Development Agency
(IMADE)
Briefing meeting with the (Central Government) Ministry
of Economy
Meeting with Members of the Parliamentary
Committee of Economy, Commerce and Finance of the Congress of
Deputies
Barcelona
Briefing at the British Consul-General's Residence
Wednesday 18 March 1998
Barcelona
Meeting with Sr Antoni Subira, Minister of Industry,
Energy and Tourism of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia
Meeting with the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona
[the Barcelona Free Industrial Zone]
Meeting with Sra. Maravillas Rojo, Third Deputy mayor
of Barcelona, and President of Barcelona Activa
Thursday 19 March 1998
Meeting with CIDEM [Centre for Information and Business Development]
Meeting with Fomento del Trabajo Nacional [the Confederation of Industry]
Meeting with Sr Jordi Pujol, President of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia
Meeting with the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Shipping of Barcelona
Visit to Ireland
Tuesday 2 June
Dublin
Briefing with British Embassy officials
Briefing meeting with Industrial Development Agency
of Ireland (IDA)
Briefing meeting with Forbairt
Evening at British Ambassador's Residence with Irish
guests
Wednesday 3 June
Dublin
Meeting with Mr Joe Walsh TD, Minister of Agriculture
Dundalk
Briefing meeting with IDA and Forbairt (North East
Region)
Visit FAS (the Training and Employment Authority)
Industrial Training Centre and briefing on FAS activities
Briefing lunch at Dundalk Institute of Technology
Visit to Regional Development Centre
Visit to North and West Wales
Monday 8 June 1998
Briefing seminar at University of Wales, Bangor
Evening at Institute of Grassland and Environmental
Research, Aberystwyth
Tuesday 9 June
Visit Rachel's Dairy, Aberystwyth
Visit Aeron Valley Farms, Felinfach
Visit Aberporth Airfield
Lunch with local business community at Newcastle
Emlyn
Meeting with Antur Teifi and local businesspeople
Visit to Cardiff
Monday 29 June 1998
Briefing meeting with the WDA, DBRW and LAW
Visit to Scotland
Monday 6 July
Glasgow
Tuesday 7 July
Inverness
Briefing meeting with Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Ross and Cromarty
Briefing meeting with Ross and Cromarty Enterprise
Visit Struan Apiaries
Lunch with local business community
Visit to advance properties
Briefing meeting with Aquascot
Notes on these visits are available to the public
on request
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