INFO PACK COFACE AC meeting in 13-14th March 2019

1. ACCOMMODATION

COFACE has already pre-booked and paid some rooms for its delegation in Grand Canal Hotel Dublin. Breakfast is included.

The Grand Canal Hotel in Dublin (map) Grand Canal Hotel, Grand Canal Street Upper, Dublin 4, D04 X5X7, . Tel: +353 1 646 1000 Email: [email protected] Web site: https://www.grandcanalhotel.ie/en/the-hotel/

HOW TO GET THERE?

Aircoach The 702 and 703 offer services to and from to the city centre and South Dublin on a 24-hour basis. Its city centre service, stops at most of the major hotels and key locations across Dublin. The closest pick up and drop off stop to the Grand Canal Hotel is located at the Schoolhouse Hotel on Northumberland Road, less than a 5 minute walk from us. Tickets for the Aircoach can be purchased direct from their website or from their ticketbooth located at both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport.

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Dublin offers routes 16, 41 and 102 from Dublin Airport to the City Centre. Tickets can be purchased from your bus driver, however please note, they do not except euro notes or credit/debit cards, it is euro coins only. For timetables, visit their website.

Arlink Express The Airlink Express services will bring you direct to the IFSC, Dublin City Centre, Gardiner Street, College Green & Temple Bar, Heuston & Connolly rail stations, St. Stephen’s Green, and Merrion Square. For tickets, visit their website.

Airport Hopper The Airport Hopper operates hourly shuttle from Dublin Airport to & Tallaght, servicing- Lexlip, Liffey Valley, Lucan, Clondalkin and all the areas hotels on route. For tickets, visit their website.

By Taxi A taxi from Dublin Airport to the Grand Canal Hotel will take approximately 25 minutes depending on the time of day and current traffic level. Taxis are available outside both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 of the airport. If you need a taxi to take you to the Airport from the Grand Canal Hotel please pre book one with reception during your visit. COFACE has a strong preference for the use of public transport, when available. The European Commission under general circumstances does not reimburse taxis. COFACE however does reimburse taxi transport under the following conditions:

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- travel to and from the airport to the meeting venue or hotel between 22.00 and 6.00. - if there is no public transport available (e.g. strike, remote location) - if the traveller can justify the use of taxi for other reasons (illness, reduced mobility…etc.) COFACE reimburses taxi travel under the above guidelines with a ceiling of 100 EUR per claim.

2. VENUES

1/ Europe House, Wednesday 13th March, from 13.30 to 18.00:

ADDRESS: Europe House, 12-14 Mount Street Lower, , Dublin 2, D02 W710, Ireland Tel. : + 353 1 6341156. Duration: 7 min. walking distance from the hotel, map here.

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2/ The Grand Canal Hotel in Dublin, Thursday 14th March, from 9.30 to 12.30 (= same venue then than the accommodation). Please refer to point 1.

A sandwich lunch will be provided at the end of the meeting, before participants leave to the airport.

3. DINNER - 13th March – 19.00

The dinner will take place on the 13th of March from 19.00 to the restaurant „School House“, Schoolhouse Hotel, 2-8 Northumberland Road, , Dublin 4, Ireland. Tel. 003531-618-7988, website: https://www.schoolhousehotel.com/restaurants-dublin-city.html

The dinner place is located at 3 minutes by foot from the hotel, map here.

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4. REFUND

Please send us by regular postal service the expenses form you will find on the webpage of the event dated and signed, as well as the original documentary proofs (boarding cards of your flight, transport tickets) within 30 days after the meeting. Unjustified amounts will not be refunded (minibar, telephone expenses). Thank you for your understanding.

Please send your expenses form and original proofs to Florian Charron, Senior Project and Finance Manager: COFACE Families Europe, Rue de Londres 17, 1050 Brussels, Belgium, secretariat@coface- eu.org, Tel +32 2 511 41 79.

5. CONTACT DETAILS

For all practical questions in Dublin please do not hesitate to get in contact with:

Liz Gosme [email protected] Tel : +32 4 85 32 33 54

Florian Charron [email protected] Tel: +32 4 74 95 86 85

COFACE Families Europe • Tel +322 5114179 • Email: [email protected] • Website: www.coface-eu.org

COFACE Families Europe is supported by the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation

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