Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 5 June 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement: Discussion (Resumed)
3:15 pm
Mary White (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
There were non-financial barriers. There were layers of phoney barriers trying to stop one from selling to the Japanese market. Everybody will be excited about making sales in America. We must get our SMEs to export, and not enough of them are. The IEA wants the existing exporters to grow their exports and new ones to begin exporting. In my experience, Irish SMEs can be reluctant to have the audacity to step up and take risks. What is Mr. McKeever's experience with his members? Do they see it as an opportunity for their companies?
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