In the structure of the Department, is the Minister satisfied that our embassies abroad are doing all that is required of them to assist our export drive? Does he see scope for greater co-operation between our embassies, CTT and our exporters, with a view to improving our export drive and creating badly needed jobs at home?

Of course, I am insisting that our embassies should in all cases assist CTT and other Government agencies and, indeed, individual exporters where they require assistance in selling Irish goods abroad. I think that they have been doing so pretty satisfactorily in many areas and would hope that they would continue to do so.