Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 September 2013

Public Accounts Committee

Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland

11:40 am

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to turn to the BRIC countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India and China. While America is very important now, in the context of a medium to long-term strategy, we must focus on getting into those countries and competing as best we can. If we can be a gateway to Europe for America, there is no reason we cannot be a gateway for China, for example. However, engaging with those countries is resource-intensive because they are all very large and are complex in ways that we are only beginning to understand. In terms of the current plan for resources, are we going to see more of a shift of people out of the USA and into places like China or Brazil?

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