Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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89. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current schedule for trade missions for 2023; if any adjustments will occur given the ongoing fuel crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62127/22]

Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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154. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Enterprise Ireland plans to have a trade mission to Poland during quarter 1 of 2023. [62189/22]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 89 and 154 together.

Each year, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland prepare a programme of trade missions and events which support the goal of securing high-level market access for companies based in Ireland who are aiming to grow business overseas and increase domestic employment, and showcasing opportunities for foreign direct investment in support of high-quality jobs and regional development throughout Ireland.

In recent years the majority of Ministerial-led trade missions have taken place to the Eurozone, North America and Asia Pacific, which represent the strongest growth opportunities for Irish companies. These missions have focused on promoting the innovative capabilities and competitive offerings of Irish companies to international buyers in sectors including internationally traded services, fintech, high-tech construction, engineering, ICT and life sciences.

My Department is currently working closely with Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland with a view to developing a Ministerial-led trade mission programme for 2023. In framing the annual trade mission programme, my Department and its agencies are conscious of the importance of organising missions that take place in a sustainable fashion.

Consideration of the programme is still ongoing, and no decisions have yet been made. However, there are currently no plans to have a trade mission to Poland during the first quarter of 2023. In the meantime, my Department will continue to work closely with its agencies to assess opportunities to help Irish companies to access new markets and to increase the levels of foreign direct investment into Ireland.