Mr. Dermot Mulligan:

The global footprint document has some quite specific measures that are in planning. They include opening a new consulate in Mumbai in 2018–19 and deepening and expanding Enterprise Ireland's presence in China, India and south-east Asia. One is strengthening the embassies in Tokyo and Bangkok and another, which the Deputy might have read about in the newspapers recently, is launching the flagship Ireland House in Tokyo. This is a major development. Another measure is opening a new embassy in the Philippines and a new consulate in China. There are some quite specific measures. In all this, the Department works very closely with its own agencies, the IDA and Enterprise Ireland, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. We have a Team Ireland approach when in-country, with all working together. We make sure we work as a team because the bang is bigger whenever one works together, especially for a small country seeking to trade with some of these very big countries. Even to become visible is a major effort.