Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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166. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No.167 of 10 November 2020, if he will provide the full costs including a detailed breakdown of each of the trade missions referenced in his initial response. [36837/20]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Enterprise Ireland is the Government agency responsible for the development and internationalisation of Irish enterprises. Each year, Enterprise Ireland, in consultation with my Department and with other agencies, as appropriate, organises a programme of overseas Ministerial led trade missions focussed on assisting Irish firms target and secure international contracts and overseas partners.

The costs of all Ministerial led Trade Missions are met by Enterprise Ireland apart from some incidental travel and subsistence costs which are met by my Department. In relation the three Ministerial led Trade Missions to Japan in the years 2016, 2017 and 2019, I have asked Enterprise Ireland to compile the information on the specific costs for those missions as requested by the Deputy, noting that in some instances additional locations, for example, Hong Kong in 2016 and Singapore in 2017 formed part of the overall mission programme. I have asked the agency to respond directly to the Deputy.