Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The NTMA has a particular function. I would like to know from where this €500 million will come and how and on what it will be spent. I support travel by Ministers, in terms of representing the country, to some locations in the context of St. Patrick's Day celebrations. It is Ireland's national day and is an important element of a dimension abroad. In the context of this year's travel, the Taoiseach was quite rightly adamant that every Minister who went abroad meet with a number of companies interested in doing business with Ireland. While the Taoiseach may not have to hand information on this, perhaps he will supply us with a report of the interested companies the Ministers met while representing Ireland abroad and in regard to how we might monitor the benefits to Irish business in terms of investment in Ireland. It would be in everybody's interests to analyse this element of those visits in terms of impact and effect. Perhaps the Taoiseach will in time send me a report in this regard.

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