President met with Israeli ambassador

I refer to the letter from Dr Kevin McCarthy regarding the departing ambassador of Israel to Ireland.

All arrangements for a courtesy call by departing ambassadors to the President are made by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade at the request of the ambassador concerned. If there was any confusion regarding this call, as Dr McCarthy suggests, then this arose in contacts between the ambassador and this department.

In general, when the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is informed that a departing ambassador wishes to see the President before her or his departure, the department contacts the President’s office to make the necessary arrangements.