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Minister Bruton speaking at a recent Action Plan for Jobs event

Contracts worth a total of $14million and leading to the creation of 50 jobs in Ireland were among the initial, immediate results of the 2-day Enterprise Ireland trade mission to Texas, Jobs Minister Richard Bruton announced today.

The announcement comes at the end of the two-day programme to Houston and Austin, during which Minister Bruton along with Enterprise Ireland and 27 Irish companies was targeting opportunities for Irish companies in the rapidly-growing oil and gas sector.

Speaking this morning, Minister Bruton said:

This was a very successful Enterprise Ireland programme in Houston and Austin. I first visited Texas with Enterprise Ireland fourteen months ago – at that stage it was clear that there were huge opportunities for Irish companies in the rapidly-growing oil and gas sector, but most of the companies were very much at the early stage of building their business here. Since then we have opened an Enterprise Ireland office and a consulate in Austin as part of our programme of intensifying activities overseas, as well as other new supports.

I commend Enterprise Ireland and our companies on their achievements, and wish them every success with their future growth in Texas. I look forward to seeing further results – in terms of increased jobs and exports for Ireland – from their development in the coming years.