65th plenary, Kildare, October 2023

The 65th plenary of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly was held in the K CLub Hotel, Straffan, Co. Kildare, from 22 - 24 October 2023.

There was an opening address at the plenary by Michael McGrath TD, Minister for Finance

Other speakers at the 65th plenary included:

• Rt Hon Steve Baker MP, UK Minister of State for Northern Ireland
• Ossian Smyth TD, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 
• Pamela Arthurs, Chief Executive, East Border Region 
• His Excellency Paul Johnston, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ireland
• Lisa Vaughan, CEO, Tipperary Energy Agency.
• Eugene Conlon, Manager, Energy Team and the Market House, Dunleer, SEC.

There was also an innovative panel discussion on developing wind energy with representatives from the private sector including:

• Noel Cunniffe, CEO, Wind Energy Ireland
• Niall Goodwin, Head of Policy, Wind Energy Ireland
• Marian Troy, Head of Corporate Affairs - Ireland, SSE
• Matt Pringle, Head of Public Affairs, SSE

An account of the speeches and contributions at the 65th plenary is available here.

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