Vol. 498 No. 4
95 Mrs. Owen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the overseas trips, if any, she has undertaken since June 1998; the companies she visited; the outcome she achieved arising from these trips; and the persons who accompanied her on each trip. [27836/98]
The following is the information sought by the Deputy:
|
Date. |
Visit. |
Accompanying Persons. |
Companies Visited. |
|
15 June. |
Lancashire. |
Two officials of my Deparment: Paul Haran and Michael McKenna. |
Visit to the Lancashire Enterprise Development Agency. No companies were visited. |
|
20-27 June. |
USA. |
Three officials of my Department: Rody Molloy, Martin Territt and Nuala Talbot. |
The visit was arranged by Enterprise Ireland to introduce over twenty Irish companies to potential strategic partners. I led delegations to meet Dell, 3 Com, Hewlett-Packard and Dallas Semi-conductor Inc. I also took the opportunity to meet IDA clients, Motorola, Fruit of the Loom and Apple Computer. In addition, I addressed 300 corporate and other guests of Enterprise Ireland at a function in San Jose. |
|
16 July. |
London. |
One official of my Department: Martin Territt. |
Attendance in Embassy London at annual grant allocation ceremony for DÍON (advisory committee on emigrant welfare service in Britain). |
|
26-30 August. |
Izmir, Istanbul and Turkey. |
Two officials of my Department and my Programme Manager: Michael McKenna, Brendan Cunningham and Katherine Bulbulia. |
Attendance at Izmir International Trade Fair and meeting with Istanbul business-employers representative association. I also met representatives of Eczacibasi which has invested in Ireland. |
|
9-13 September. |
Milan and Rome. |
Three officials of my Department: Ronald Long, Martin Territt and Pádraig Ó Conaill. |
I met with a range of financial services and other companies, including Banco Populare di Milano and Credito Italiano to encourage further Italian investment in Ireland. I also met with Italtel (the largest Italian manufacturer of advanced systems for telecommunications) to encourage them to consider further niche telecommunications suppliers from Ireland. During the course of my visit I had meetings with the Cardinal Secretary of State of the Vatican and Pope John Paul II to discuss a range of matters including Northern Ireland. |
|
12-13 October. |
Vienna. |
Four officials of my Department: Margo Monaghan, Martin Territt, Michael Kelly and Nuala Talbot. |
I attended an Austrian EU Presidency Ministerial Conference on the theme “Better Regulation Serves Employment”. I also had meetings with representatives of the Austrian Social Partners. No companies were visited. |
|
17-18 October. |
Brescia, Italy. |
One official of my Department: Martin Territt. |
To deliver an address to an international conference on “How to beat unemployment in the EU” organised by the Institute of Economic and Employment Studies (ISEO). |
|
15-16 November. |
Brussels. |
Five officials of my Department: Ronald Long, Martin Trritt, Margo Monaghan, Michael O'Donnell and Donal Denham. |
I attended a Council of Industry Ministers meeting. No companies were visited. |
|
19-20 November. |
Germany and Netherlands. |
Two officials of my Department: Martin Territt and Aedin Doyle. |
I addressed the 8th European Banking Congress in Frankfurt. I met a number of companies to encourage them to establish or expand in Ireland. Among these companies was Kostal who recently announced a major expansion in Ireland. On the return journey, I met with representatives of Royal Ten Cate in the Netherlands to press the case for retention of employment in Atlantic Mills, Longford. |
