Simon Harris will meet fellow foreign ministers in Copenhagen this week.

Simon Harris said he had been in contact with Gena Heraty’s family on Monday.

US President Donald Trump on Friday said there was a 50/50 chance or perhaps less that the United States would reach a trade agreement with the European Union

The huge outlay began in January when just over €78,000 was paid for a jet to take Taoiseach Micheál Martin and a five-strong delegation to Katowice in Poland.

Senator Black told Newstalk Breakfast that she welcomed the fact that the bill was going before Cabinet on Tuesday after years of “unnecessary delays”.