Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for not being here at the beginning - I had a media event to attend.

How does Enterprise Ireland deal with Irish companies that have a good product, which is doing well in Ireland and which they believe will work well overseas, but who go against the advice of Enterprise Ireland and go abroad and fail? Have there been many companies that did not listen to the advice of Enterprise Ireland, that went out on their own without the knowledge that was needed in that country, and maybe did not look at a local partner and have failed abroad? Are there many such companies that feel let down by what they thought would be the golden egg for them?