Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Good morning to Mr. Robinson and Dr. Mathieson. I thank them for their contributions. Like other members, I commend the very important work they do. They offer very sound advice to businesses and give funding opportunities. Do they believe most businesses are aware of InterTradeIreland's existence? How does it reach out to businesses? Do businesses need to reach out to it? It organises events, conferences and so forth, but how do businesses become aware of its existence and the supports it offers? What kind of inquiries does it receive on the cross-Border hub, for example, and that sort of thing? Some of InterTradeIreland's programmes and schemes are long-running. It is constantly creating new ones and expanding the work it does, which is very impressive. Acumen is one of its schemes. How and why has it endured? What do the witnesses see as InterTradeIreland's largest contribution to the economy?