Ministerial trade missions are an important part of our enterprise policy and related economic strategy as they afford an opportunity to promote an awareness of Ireland and its advantages as a location for investment and trade, to deliver key messages and to strengthen relations with other countries. This has contributed to a situation where we have record levels of jobs in companies supported by our enterprise agencies notwithstanding the very significant challenges presented by Brexit and COVID-19 pandemic over recent years.
Details of the visits to foreign countries that I have undertaken since the formation of the Government are set out in the table below. The figures listed for my travel and accommodation costs are costs incurred by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment for each trip. For several of the trade missions, additional costs were met by other Departments or agencies involved in organising same.
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Location
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Dates
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Travel and Accommodation Costs incurred by DETE (€)
|
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Berlin
|
19/9/20 – 21/9/20
|
586.29
|
|
Brussels
|
19/5/21 – 21/5/21
|
0
|
|
London
|
5/9/21 – 6/9/21
|
0
|
|
Paris
|
6/9/21 – 7/9/21
|
0
|
|
Berlin
|
7/9/21 – 8/9/21
|
0
|
|
Washington
|
26/9/21 – 29/9/21
|
4,503.51
|
|
Brussels
|
10/11/21 – 11/11/21
|
147.20
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
12/11/21 – 15/11/21
|
0
|
|
Dubai
|
15/11/21 – 18/11/21
|
0
|
|
Cardiff
|
18/11/21 – 19/11/21
|
56.17
|
|
France*
|
14/12/21
|
106.83
|
|
France
|
13/2/22 – 17/2/22
|
0
|
|
Chile and Columbia
|
8/3/22 – 19/3/22
|
3,434.61
|
|
US West Coast
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24/4/22 – 29/4/22
|
0
|
|
Davos, Switzerland
|
22/5/22 – 25/5/22
|
3,397.36
|
|
Luxembourg
|
2/6/22 – 3/6/22
|
735.24
|
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
12/6/22 – 13/6/22
|
148.74
|
*Trip was cancelled due to COVID-19.
