Written answers

Tuesday, 2 November 2010

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation

Departmental Bodies

9:00 pm

Photo of Lucinda CreightonLucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 553: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the discussions that took place at the first meeting of the Foreign Trade Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40327/10]

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy, the Government's new integrated strategy for the promotion of overseas trade, tourism and investment up to 2015, provides for the establishment of new Foreign Trade Council with responsibility for monitoring, reviewing and driving the implementation of the priorities and targets set out in strategy and action plan. I convened the first meeting of the new Foreign Trade Council on 27th October last and brought together all of the key Departments and State agencies involved in the promotion and development of trade, tourism and investment, for this purpose. The role of the Council will be to drive implementation of the strategy through a suite of actions in our key priority markets, both existing and high-potential, as set out in the strategy and action plan. It will also strengthen cooperation and coordination across all the key State agencies.

At its inaugural meeting, the Council discussed the current state of play of a number of the actions set out in the action plan, and any further initiatives required for their implementation. The Council finalised its direction and guidance to the local Trade, Tourism and Investment Teams, which will be set up in each of Ireland's overseas priority markets. These and other relevant issues will be kept under review and monitored by the Council whose next meeting is due in early 2011.

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