Dr. Dermot Coates:

Typically, Enterprise Ireland, EI, colleagues take the lead role in that space in identifying the firms that have export potential and providing them with advice in terms of upskilling, identifying markets and helping to break into markets. EI has a great deal of experience in identifying different markets in different countries and where firms could be a good fit, and helping to build that bridge for them.

I am talking about the role of the Department. EI is doing what it does and doing it well but is the Department keeping an eye on this? Is this being tracked by the Department? Does the Department get updates annually, weekly or monthly? How is that working? It is a key component of the White Paper.