Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 28: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of each of the international offices of the Enterprise Ireland; and the value of trade and investment generated by each. [33875/12]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Enterprise Ireland (EI) operates a wide geographical network of offices across the globe (currently 29) which are central to serving Irish indigenous industry and delivering on an export led recovery for Ireland. EI's overseas staff are fully integrated into a coherent global view of client companies' business strategy and are part of integrated global sector teams working with clients, including technologists, business advisers, and other EI specialists as required. Staff are deployed within the network on the basis of identified EI client company needs.

EI's overseas network and international team are critical resources which EI is seeking to maintain at its current complement to support Irish companies increase sales from Ireland and to sustain and grow jobs in Ireland. The tabular statement below sets out the regional location of these offices, together with the EI client export sales, the percentage export growth rate in 2011 and the costs associated with each region.

Enterprise Ireland Overseas Offices