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Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Industrial Policy Schemes.

CTT overseas marketing personnel

Summary

Connolly seeks more CTT marketing staff abroad, citing complaints from companies. The Chair and Bruton treat it as a separate question, and no substantive answer is given.

What arrangements is the Minister making to appoint extra marketing executives with regard to creating trade abroad? This appears to be a very fundamental issue in regard to this whole arrangement because many companies here — and it applies especially to CTT——

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Thomas J. Fitzpatrick An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

I am afraid I would be remiss if I did not point out that this is not a question but a speech.

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No, it all hinges on the question. What arrangements are being made to appoint additional personnel in the export field abroad under CTT because it is most essential that that be done? Is the Minister aware that there have been a lot of complaints on the part of companies here at the lack of personnel abroad?

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John Bruton Mr. J. Bruton Fine Gael

I am afraid that is a separate question entirely.

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But it is a very fundamental one.

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John Bruton Mr. J. Bruton Fine Gael

It may be but it is a separate question.

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It is a fundamental one——

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John Bruton Mr. J. Bruton Fine Gael

I am not denying any of that but it is a separate question

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Would the Minister agree with me on that?

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Thomas J. Fitzpatrick An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

I am calling Question No. 6.

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I think the Minister agrees with me that we should do something about that.

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