Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 June 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Current Political Situation in Cuba: Mr. Fernando Gonzáles Llort

9:00 am

Mr. Fernando González Llort:

I do not have the exact figure for the number of Cubans who reside here. The ambassador has told me it is 300. It is not a considerable number considering the number of Cubans who reside in other European states. For example, in Spain there are a large number of Cuban residents. They are possibly in other European countries but Spain is the country where they mostly reside.

In terms of trade, there could be more links. In the context of technology, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, there are a lot of links we could establish with the Irish State and a lot of trade links that could be promoted and established further with the Irish State.