Minister of State Visit to Canada
b'Sean Fleming is Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for International Development and Diaspora. He was appointed to this role in December 2022. He previously served as Minister of State at the Department of Finance. Sean was elected to represent the Laois-Offaly constituency at the 2020 General Election, having been first elected to the D\\xe1il in 1997. He was also elected as a member of Laois County Council in 1999 and served in the role for more than 4 years. An accountant educated at University College Dublin, Sean has served on the D\\xe1il Public Accounts Committee. He was also a member of the Finance and Public Expenditure Committee and was Fianna F\\xe1il spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform.'