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76 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will give detailed information on his two visits to the United States in 1993 and 1994; the dates of the visits; the names of the persons who accompanied him on each of the visits; the purposes of the visits; the areas in the United States visited; and the events arranged during his visits. [22394/97]
As Minister for Agriculture and Food I visited the United States on one occasion in 1993 at the request of the IDA and once in 1994 at the request of Forbairt. I was accompanied by my wife and Mr. Michael Dowling, Department Secretary at that time. Between 16 and 22 May 1993 I visited the following companies as part of the IDA promotional tour: Campbell Soup Company, New Jersey; Wyeth International, Philadelphia; Kerry Ingredient, Wisconsin; Avonmore Distribution, Wisconsin; Irish Dairy Board, Chicago; Hayward OSB Plants, Chicago; Luigino's Corporation, Duluth; Medite Corporation, Dallas and Valhi Corporation, Dallas.
In the following year, 1994, I visited the following companies between 1 and 8 May as part of the Forbairt promotional tour: PepsiCo Incorporated, New York; President Infoods Incorporated, New York; P.G. & Associates, New York; Heinz Company, Pennsylvania; Land O Lakes, Minneapolis and Kilkoman Foods Incorporated, Wisconsin.
