Mr. Pat Doherty:

I thank InterTradeIreland for its presentation and have three questions for the witnesses. The organisation's ongoing budget reductions are bound to have some effect on its work. Will the witnesses explain how these reductions hamper their work and explain how their relationship with their sponsoring Departments is working? Deputy Smith pre-empted my other questions but I will put them anyway. What additional powers or areas of work would InterTradeIreland like to develop and what outstanding barriers does it see for all-island or all-Ireland trade? How do they think these barriers can be tackled?