Mr. Chris Collenette:

If I am correct, the question was whether there is more scope for Irish SMEs to export to Canada. The answer is "Absolutely". Canada has a growing population. It is the only G7 country that has free trade agreements with every other G7 country. It has a long-standing free trade agreement with the US. This means that, through a process of substantial transformation, Irish SMEs could export a product to Canada, add value to it and then have direct access to the US market, which is ten times the size of the Canadian market. The world is Ireland's oyster in the sense of the continued growth of SMEs in Canada. The work Enterprise Ireland currently does to support them is the real benefit. The Government should continue supporting and funding this so that they are able to continue their work. The work of volunteer organisations, such as ours, the different embassies, the IDA, EI in Canada and the Canadian embassy in Ireland to establish connections throughout the country is what would help EI support those SMEs. The answer is "Yes".