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Simon Coveney

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Gender Male
Age 51
Date of birth June 16,1972
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Cork
Ireland
Spouse Ruth Furney
Office Tánaiste
Siblings Patrick F. Coveney
Job Politician
Spokesperson
Official site oireachtas.ie
Party Fine Gael
Position Teachta Dála of Ireland
Teachta Dála of Ireland since 1998
Children Jessica Coveney
Annalise Coveney
Beth Coveney
Education University College Cork
Royal Agricultural University
Clongowes Wood College SJ
Previous positionMinister for Defence of Ireland (2020–2022)
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Date of Upd.
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Simon Coveney is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment since December 2022 and Deputy leader of Fine Gael since 2017. He previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence from 2020 to 2022.

Biography

Simon coevney is the current minister for foreign affairs of ireland.He was born on 16th of june in cork.Ireland.He is a leo and holds irish nationality.He is the son of former fine gael td hugh coveney and his wife margaret.He has two siblings.A brother and a sister.

Physical Characteristics

Simon coveney is a tall man with a height of 6 feet and 2 inches.Eh has a slim boyd type and weighs around 75 kg.He has blue eyes and light brown hair.

Education and Career

Simon coveney attended presentation brothers college in cork and later graduated from university college cork with a degree in law.He was elected to the dail eierann in 1998 and has since held various positions in the irish government.He was appoinetd as minisetr for foreign affairs in 2017.

Personal Life

Simon coveney is married to ruth furney and they hvae three children together.He is a kene sportsman and enjoys playing golf and tennis.

Most Important Event

The most important event in simon coveney s career was his appointment as minister for foreign affairs in 2017.He has since been invovled in various international negotiations and has been a key figure in the brexit negotiations.He has also eben involved in the negotiations for the northern ireland protocol.

EU corruption charges 'very very worrisome', says foreign policy chief

EU corruption charges 'very very worrisome', says foreign policy chief
Dec 12,2022 6:00 am

... And Irish Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney said the were " very damaging"...

Ireland to return mummified remains and sarcophagus to Egypt

Ireland to return mummified remains and sarcophagus to Egypt
Dec 8,2022 1:00 pm

... Ireland s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, said he was " delighted" that his department could help in what he described as an " important project"...

Stormont stalemate: Northern Ireland fails to restore power-sharing

Stormont stalemate: Northern Ireland fails to restore power-sharing
Dec 7,2022 1:10 pm

... Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has suggested that pay cut would take effect from January...

DUP conference: Donaldson to call for union support in speech

DUP conference: Donaldson to call for union support in speech
Oct 8,2022 4:00 am

... However, on Thursday Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney - that is the current deadline for restoring power sharing at Stormont...

NI politics: Is another Stormont election a certainty?

NI politics: Is another Stormont election a certainty?
Oct 6,2022 7:30 pm

... On Thursday, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said he envisaged the issues would not be quickly resolved...

Northern Ireland Protocol: Legislation to scrap parts to be published

Northern Ireland Protocol: Legislation to scrap parts to be published
Jun 13,2022 8:55 am

... " My message to the UK government is this is a mistake, and to move away from unilaterally introducing legislation which breaches international law, " said Simon Coveney...

Northern Ireland: Truss to set out plans on post-Brexit trade deal

Northern Ireland: Truss to set out plans on post-Brexit trade deal
May 17,2022 10:05 am

... On Monday evening, Ms Truss held calls with Ireland s foreign minister, Simon Coveney, and European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic...

Northern Ireland: Could the EU and UK face a trade war?

Northern Ireland: Could the EU and UK face a trade war?
May 17,2022 5:50 am

... Last November, Ireland s minister for foreign affairs, Simon Coveney, warned that the entire Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) - which exists to ensure tariff-free and quota-free trade between the EU and UK - depends on the UK observing the Protocol...

Stormont talks: draft deal to break deadlock published

May 16,2022 12:30 am

Tánaiste Simon Coveney and Minister of state Julian Smith to the media at the Stormont -

The British and Irish governments

Secretary of state Julian Smith , and Tánaiste (Deputy Irish Prime Minister ), Simon Coveney made The Announcement at a press conference in Stormont on Thursday evening.

The Move came three years after The Day the transmission broke in the North of Ireland .

If agreed, The Deal , with the title " the New decade, a New Approach , refer to The Assembly to reconvene on Friday.

Mr. Miller, who has written to The Assembly speaker asking him to convene a sitting on Friday, said that for the Transformation of the economy, public services and public confidence in the devolved government.

He asks for the support of all parties, by saying: "Now is the time of the decision, there is something in this deal for everyone. "

The Secretary of state said, the assumption that The Deal would also have the parties to the obligation, of the contract to an immediate end to the ongoing industrial action by medical personnel.

It contains pay parity, a new action plan for the waiting times and the provision of reforms in the health and social Care .

The Deal would bring about the obligation of the Contracting parties at the end of the ongoing labor dispute, said measures by medical personnel

Simon Coveney , The Path that led to this time lasted longer than many people think.

He said it was "based on the extensive discussions and the joint work of the parties in may last year, after the terrible murder of Lyra Mckee ".

The Journalist was shot in The Head during the riots in Londonderry.

"The British and Irish governments, as well as all The Party leaders were not in doubt, behind the left, The Wave of applause and the very public demonstration in St. Anne's Cathedral, which we had been appointed to the political work in Northern Ireland again," he said.

He added: "I would like to have lived, that you will hear all The Words of the Lyra Mckee even The Words you wrote in a book and publish it never. She Said : 'Northern Ireland restricts a beautiful tragedy by the chains of his past, it is a place full of darkness and secrets, but it is also my home. '"

Mr Coveney called on politicians to "step and fully represent their citizens," and added: "Forget you win or lose. this is a deal full of compromises. "

"There is no need and no public patience, for the more process and more discussions. It is time for the Political Leadership and a shared commitment to the political work for the people," he said.

analysis of Bbc News NI Economics editor John Campbell

If The Deal is done, will The British government a large cash injection promises to address the acute financing problems in Northern Ireland 's hospitals and schools.

The financial Annex in The Draft of The Deal does not mention any concrete figures.

However, in the last year, of the said most senior officials of The Department of health, he. would deal with Somewhere Between £700 and £1 billion, the waiting lists are the worst in the UK

As a health service Manager in the hope of a sum of at least this size will be on the way.

What to consider in the design?

Two important sticking points in the Stormont talks were to Act to the Irish language and the petition of concern.

The purpose of

Simon Coveney said, to represent NI politicians to 'Step Up and complete their citizens'

The Draft deal says that it is "meaningful reform" of the petition, which would be reduced ", and returned to its intended purpose" and would be "only in exceptional circumstances and as a last resort, after all other mechanism".

The proposed deal would have the Legislation for The Appointment of a Commissioner for the Irish language and Ulster-Scots Commissioner.

It also makes provision for A Number of years of claims of the environmentalists, including the idea that a new program of the government, a separate Climate Change act for Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom, in the absence of such Legislation .

The proposed deal would be tied for The Assembly to reconvene on Friday

Until Now , Northern Ireland and the greater British law will be incorporated into the objectives.

He proposes to Take account of an independent authority for the protection of the environment, the government and the compliance with environmental policy objectives.

And there is a proposal to collapse the Stormont helped, would be switched off, and through a series of incentives to decarbonise heat.

Other obligations include:

How did the parties react?

In a statement after The Press conference,

DUP leader Arlene Foster said it was "the perfect deal", but "it will always be necessary, and

Take The Statement : "This is a perfect offer and there are elements in it we recognize the result of long negotiations and compromises results. It will always be necessary give-and-Take . "

Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD said their party was "studying the text and give it careful consideration".

"The Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle will meet tomorrow to complete a rating," she added.

Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald said The Party meeting would be on Friday the proposed deal

to discuss, said The Ulster unionists, they would be reminded of the participation in the sitting and the views of The Business , you need to remember, if you have The Assembly on Friday.

their leader, Steve Aiken , said: "We consider the complex and far-reaching document carefully and consult widely within our party, before you make further comments. "



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Source of news: bbc.com

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