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NIO's Ministerial Meetings, October to December 2025
Updated 24 March 2026
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| Minister | Date | Name of Individual or Organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilary Benn | 2025-10-02 | BBC Question Time | Panel discussion on contemporary political issues |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-10-07 | Chief Constable Jon Boutcher | Update on Supreme Court proceedings |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-10-08 | Federation of Small Businesses | Meeting to discuss barriers to trade in the UK Internal Market |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-10-08 | Chief Constable Jon Boutcher and Minister Naomi Long | Quarterly meeting on security issues and violence reduction in NI |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-10-09 | Down GAA | Discussion on development of Ballykinlar site following PEACEPLUS funding |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-10-09 | Irish Football Association | Discussion on the work of the Irish Football Association |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-10-16 | WAVE Trauma Centre | Consultation on Legacy |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-10-16 | NI Business Brexit Working Group | Consultation on the Windsor Framework |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-10-16 | SEFF | Consultation on Legacy |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-10-16 | Pat Finucane Centre | Consultation on Legacy |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-10-16 | Committee on the Administration of Jusitce and Amnesty International | Consultation on Legacy |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-11-05 | Belfast Chamber | Economic Forum during International Trade Week |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-11-05 | Camlin | Visit and discussion on dual market access |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-11-05 | Leckey | Visit and discussion on dual market access |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-11-05 | Exact Group | Visit and discussion on dual market access |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-11-06 | WAVE Trauma Centre | Consultation on Legacy |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-11-07 | Media Breakfast - Enda McClafferty (Political Editor, BBC NI), Pauline McKenna (Radio & Digital Editor, BBC NI), Damien Magee (Newsline Editor, BBC NI), Lesley-Anne McKeown (News Editor, BBC NI), Tracey Magee (Political Editor, UTV), Vicki Hawthorne (Political Correspondent, UTV), Chris Hagan (News Editor, UTV), Munier Abdalla (Content Editor, UTV), Vincent Kearney (Northern Editor, RTE), Conor Macauley (Northern Reporter, RTE), Stephen Murphy (Ireland Reporter, Sky News), Dougie Beattie (NI Reporter, GB News), Nigel Gould (News Editor, Cool FM), James Gould (Chief Reporter, Cool FM), David Young (Ireland Editor, Press Association), Adrian Rutherford (News Editor, Belfast Telegraph), Suzanne Breen (Political Editor, Belfast Telegraph), John Manley (Political Correspondent, Irish News), David Thompson (Political Editor, News Letter), Freya McClements (Northern Editor, Irish Times), Jude Webber (Ireland Correspondent, Financial Times), Sheena McStravick (News Editor, Belfast Live/Daily Mirror), James McCarthy (Polticial Reporter, Belfast Live/Daily Mirror), Declan Harvey (Presenter, BBC NI/State of Us), Tara Mills (Presenter, BBC NI/State of Us), David McCann (Presenter, Stormont Sources), Alex Kane (Various Outlets), Brian Feeney (Irish News), Owen Polley (News Letter) | Media event hosted by SoSNI |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-11-07 | Relatives for Justice | Consultation on Legacy |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-11-07 | National Trust | Discussion on National Trust's work in NI |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-11-10 | Chief Constable Jon Boutcher | Discussion on a security issue within NI |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-11-21 | EnBW | Meeting to discuss £100m+ deal with Belfast Harbour |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-11-21 | Institute of Directors | Roundtable to discuss Belfast Harbour's 2050 Masterplan |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-11-21 | BBC Any Questions | Panel discussion on contemporary political issues |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-11-24 | Sandra Peake | Consultation on Legacy |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-11-27 | SAS Association | Consultation on Legacy |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-12-02 | Luiza Bara and Isabell Poppelbaum | Discussion on the UK-EU Reset |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-12-09 | Veterinary Medicines Working Group | Meeting with stakeholders to discuss Veterinary Medicines |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-12-10 | Eakin Healthcare | Visiting their site and recent investment into a new production line |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-12-10 | Airbus | Meeting to discuss recent acquisition of Spirit Aerosystems |
| Hilary Benn | 2025-12-15 | SEFF | Attending a Memorial Qulit event in Parliament |
| Matthew Patrick | 2025-10-02 | British Irish Chamber of Commerce | Giving a speech and attending a panel event at the British Irish Chamber of Commerce annual conference |
| Matthew Patrick | 2025-10-22 | Belfast Synagogue | Meeting with Jewish community leaders |
| Matthew Patrick | 2025-10-23 | Pivotal | Meeting with a public policy think tank to discuss public service transformation |
| Matthew Patrick | 2025-10-23 | R-City | Visit to an integrated youth project |
| Matthew Patrick | 2025-10-28 | Institute for Government | Introductory meeting with Institute for Government following appointment as Minister |
| Matthew Patrick | 2025-11-05 | Channel 4 | Attending a screening of Trespass, a Channel 4 drama set in Belfast |
| Matthew Patrick | 2025-11-07 | Media Breakfast - Enda McClafferty (Political Editor, BBC NI), Pauline McKenna (Radio & Digital Editor, BBC NI), Damien Magee (Newsline Editor, BBC NI), Lesley-Anne McKeown (News Editor, BBC NI), Tracey Magee (Political Editor, UTV), Vicki Hawthorne (Political Correspondent, UTV), Chris Hagan (News Editor, UTV), Munier Abdalla (Content Editor, UTV), Vincent Kearney (Northern Editor, RTE), Conor Macauley (Northern Reporter, RTE), Stephen Murphy (Ireland Reporter, Sky News), Dougie Beattie (NI Reporter, GB News), Nigel Gould (News Editor, Cool FM), James Gould (Chief Reporter, Cool FM), David Young (Ireland Editor, Press Association), Adrian Rutherford (News Editor, Belfast Telegraph), Suzanne Breen (Political Editor, Belfast Telegraph), John Manley (Political Correspondent, Irish News), David Thompson (Political Editor, News Letter), Freya McClements (Northern Editor, Irish Times), Jude Webber (Ireland Correspondent, Financial Times), Sheena McStravick (News Editor, Belfast Live/Daily Mirror), James McCarthy (Polticial Reporter, Belfast Live/Daily Mirror), Declan Harvey (Presenter, BBC NI/State of Us), Tara Mills (Presenter, BBC NI/State of Us), David McCann (Presenter, Stormont Sources), Alex Kane (Various Outlets), Brian Feeney (Irish News), Owen Polley (News Letter) | Media event hosted by SoSNI |
| Matthew Patrick | 2025-11-27 | Ionic Technologies | Visit to the Ionic Technologies plant in Belfast Harbour to discuss their business’ progress to date and plans for the future |
| Matthew Patrick | 2025-12-11 | Irish Congress of Trade Unions | Meeting to discuss trade, employment, and economic growth in Northern Ireland |
| Matthew Patrick | 2025-12-17 | Bangor Integrated Nursery School, Killinchy Primary School, St Eugene's Primary School | Meeting with representatives of integrated schools |