Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. My question relates to the latter part of his contribution which referred to the collaboration that takes place between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Irish Business and Employers Confederation. He can answer my question along with the other questions that members will ask. Have Irish companies a big disadvantage when they tender for contracts in African countries? They must compete with Chinese companies that tender at a much lower cost due to a lower cost of labour. I ask him to include a response with his answers, at some stage. I call Deputy Brendan Smith.