Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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588. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details and cost of flights, accommodation and other expenses borne by Enterprise Ireland for Ministers and officials from her Department in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19412/19]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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A central element of Enterprise Ireland’s strategy for 2017-2020 is to build scale and expand the reach of Irish exporting companies. In that regard, the primary objective of Enterprise Ireland’s trade missions and events is to support such companies in growing their global footprint. To support the internationalisation activity of Enterprise Ireland clients, Enterprise Ireland will undertake 207 international and domestic trade events in 2019.

Enterprise Ireland ran 62 Ministerial-led international events in 2018, including trade missions to Germany, Italy, China, and the US.

The cost of flights, accommodation and other expenses borne by Enterprise Ireland for Ministers and officials from her Department in 2018 is presented in the table below.The figures presented are for trade events at which both a Minister and an Official were present.

Expenses borne by Enterprise Ireland for Ministers and officials from her Department in 2018

As agreed with the Deputy, Enterprise Ireland will provide the information relating to 2017 as soon as it is available.

Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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589. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details and cost of flights, accommodation and other expenses borne by IDA Ireland for Ministers and officials from her Department in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19413/19]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Investment missions supported by IDA Ireland provide valuable opportunities to engage with businesses and secure new investment. They also further strengthen the economic relationship between Ireland and our most important trading partners.

It is important to remember as well that foreign direct investment (FDI) remains an extremely competitive sector internationally. Every project is hard-won and IDA investment missions are an important tool through which the Agency can showcase Ireland as a destination where overseas firms can successfully grow their businesses.

The tables below set out details of expenditure incurred by IDA Ireland in respect of Ministers and Departmental personnel on IDA-related business overseas in 2017 and 2018.

Table A: Costs incurred by IDA Ireland in 2017 for Ministers and Departmental personnel in respect of IDA-related business overseas

Table B: Costs incurred by IDA Ireland in 2018 for Ministers and Departmental personnel in respect of IDA-related business overseas