Seanad debates
Thursday, 28 November 2002
British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Second Stage.
The Food Safety Promotion Board has its headquarters in Cork. It is responsible for the current series of television advertisements aimed at raising public awareness of the importance of healthy nutrition. The North-South trade and business development body, InterTradelreland, is making a valuable contribution to our economic development. lnterTradeIreland is located in Newry, in a purpose built headquarters which was recently opened by the Tánaiste. In discharging its responsibility for enhancing cross-Border trade on this island, the body has put in place a number of important and innovative programmes. These include North-South business graduate placement programmes and an equity network programme aimed at boosting growth in the small and medium enterprise or SME sector. I was pleased to participate in its work. Senator O'Rourke and all Ministers found the work of these bodies tremendously helpful and constructive. Their success lies in the fact that they are so businesslike. We have not heard much about them because they are simply getting on with their business.
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