Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy is aware, I was involved in a joint trade mission with Arlene Foster. That was the first such trade mission of its kind ever but it proved to be extremely successful. The mission in question was centred around aviation, and we travelled to Singapore, where there is an aviation cluster. A number of the precision engineering companies which operate in the South are sub-suppliers into that marketplace. As a result, the mission proved a good fit. Perhaps that is an area in which we might be involved in similar initiatives. Our own trade missions are increasingly being geared towards aviation, ICT, water technologies and clean technologies. Potential may exist in this regard.