Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Minister. There is general agreement in the House with regard to greater co-ordination. I ask the Minister to provide further information on the business plan for the group of embassies. Is the business plan designed to support trade only? The difficulty may be that separate agencies such as Bord Bia and IDA Ireland are under the remit of different Departments. These are different fiefdoms and it would make sense if the ambassador to a country was the line manager. This would ensure greater co-ordination, rather than allowing people to pull in different directions. When does the Minister intend to introduce that plan?

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