Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)

Does the Minister agree that we continue to rely heavily on traditional markets, like the United States and the rest of Europe? Can he indicate what percentage of our total exports went to the BRIC countries last year? How did that compare to the equivalent percentage the previous year? Can the Minister confirm that the increase in Irish exports to the BRIC countries last year was approximately 4%, which compares very unfavourably to the average increase of 22.5% that was achieved across the 27 EU member states?

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