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Taoiseach Enda Kenny spoke at the launch of the Transnational Ecosystem Laboratory and Actions Project in Ballaghadereen, Co. Roscommon.

Any initiative focused on helping dynamic small firms to export more and to establish new markets for their products and services is especially welcome as Ireland continues to trade its way back to recovery.

This project will invest €3.8m in partner regions over a three year period, 50% of which will be provided by the European Regional Development Fund through the Interreg North West Europe Programme.

Similarly, the TESLA project, links in with our ongoing 2013 EU Presidency preparations, during which the focus will be on jobs, growth and recovery. Europe needs to turn its attention back to the urgent task of getting all of our people back to work.