asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state (a) the original cost of the Irish pavilion at the Frankfurt Trade Fair, Germany; (b) the cost of the recent renovations carried out to the pavilion; (c) the personnel engaged in the pavilion during the recent autumn fair and their qualifications; (d) how many exhibitors took part in the recent autumn fair; and (e) what each exhibitor paid for space in the pavilion.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Irish Pavilion at Frankfurt Fair.
The original cost of the Irish pavilion at the Frankfurt Trade Fair was £8,347. The accounts for the recent renovations carried out in the pavilion are not yet completed, but the total is expected to be about £2,500.
The official personnel engaged in the pavilion during the recent autumn fair consisted of one officer of the Foreign Trade Section of my Department, in a supervisory capacity, assisted by one officer from the Department of Agriculture with a knowledge of German, together with one locally recruited office assistant/interpreter.
Twenty-eight exhibitors took part in the recent fair. I have no information as to the amount paid by individual exhibitors for space in the pavilion, as this was a matter for arrangement between the exhibitors and the firm which provided the display units. No charge under this head was made by my Department.