Séamus Kirk (Louth, Fianna Fail)

Quite clearly, we are going to be in an entirely different and much more demanding marketing situation. The Minister's predecessor, Deputy Brendan Smith, initiated trade missions to China, Japan and the US. I would like the Minister to tell us about the successes and the establishment of the pathway which those missions set out to do, the progress that has been made, and the proactive marketing arrangements that have been put in place in these destinations.

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