Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
I thank the Minister of State and his officials. I welcome Ms Smyth and wish her the best of luck. I hope she really enjoys and does well in her new role.
I will ask the Minister about the 400 Enterprise Ireland currently doing business in the Canadian market. The breakdown is worth €4.2 billion, which is not a small amount of money, but 69% are service exports and 31% goods exports. Is it the same breakdown for the Enterprise Ireland clients or is their profile different? I am just wondering about where there is potential for growth. It is currently split between 69% for service exports and 31% for goods exports. Is the profile of the Enterprise Ireland clients the same?