Seanad debates

Wednesday, 27 July 2011

10:00 am

Photo of Mary WhiteMary White (Fianna Fail)

This morning in the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland I had the pleasure of attending the launch of the Irish Exporters Association's list of the top 250 exporters in the Republic and the top 50 in the North. We are privileged to have the global brands here. The top one, Johnson & Johnson, had exports worth €8.5 billion. Microsoft had exports worth €8 billion, and we have Google and Intel. We have a thriving exporting industry, led mainly by the multinationals. It is good to see that the Kerry Group is number 6 on the list of 250; Glen Dimplex is number 11; the Irish Dairy Board is number 15; and Glanbia is number 17. Our indigenous food and drink industry is most successful.

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