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THE MINISTER FOR Research and Innovation Sean Sherlock will today depart on a week-long Enterprise Ireland Functional Foods and Lifesciences trade mission to Japan.
The mission is focused on the particular potential for growth in these sectors in Japan, with 14 of Ireland’s leading and most innovative food and lifesciences companies taking part alongside Bord Bia and Teagasc.
During the mission, key meetings will take place between Irish companies and potential Japanese partners such as Suntory, Meiji, Terumo and Astellas Pharma as well as a Food Innovation Seminar and a Lifesciences Seminar for Irish and Japanese companies.
Sherlock will also undertake a number of stakeholder meetings, including some involving Japan Science and Technology Agency, the National Food Research Institute and the Riken Institute with the objective of increasing international research collaboration between Irish and Japanese companies and research institutes.
Functional foods
The Japanese market for functional foods is estimated to be worth €8.13 billion – with drinking yoghurts the largest sub-sector at €2.5 billion. Japan is also the second-largest pharmaceutical and medical device market in the world (valued at $96 billion in 2010).
“Supporting indigenous businesses to grow and export is central to the Government’s plans for recovery, growth and jobs. The objective of this trade mission is to continue delivering on these plans by highlight Ireland’s capabilities in food innovation and lifesciences technology. These two sectors are increasingly important in terms of Irish exports to Japan and offer significant potential for further growth in Japan.
“The innovative quality of Ireland’s food and lifesciences products, the strong Japanese demand and the active interest of Irish companies in doing business in Japan all combine to create significant potential for winning new business during this mission,” said Sherlock.
Significance of the Japanese market
The Minister said he was conscious of the “significance of the Japanese market” for Irish goods and services, which he said presents many opportunities for Irish companies. “In 2011 Ireland exported nearly €3 billion worth of goods and services to Japan making it our eleventh largest export market. A large proportion of our goods exports were accounted for by products in the pharmachem/medical devices sectors,” he said.
Enterprise Ireland’s Japan Director Eddie Hughes said Irish innovative food and lifesciences technology companies continued to be successful across the world, saying that Japan’s “sophisticated market” was closely matched by Ireland’s research and processing capabilities in these sectors.
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Not that much of a mystery, the appellant shares an office address with a national cinema operator, who would be well known in the industry. Whats going on with the non-existent company name on the objection letter is anyone’s guess, but I think the origin is obvious enough.
@Rochey77: Zero sympathy for any REIT. Pay very little Tax, purchased 95% of apartments last year and as a result not allowing first time buyers get onto the property ladder. And increasing the rental prices
@Whoswho: Green REIT portfolio has zero residential.
Just throw out the planning laws and start again. If you want to object to any development what so ever the burden of proof needs to be on the objector to satisfactorily demonstrate that the development will have a material negative effect on existing property, quality of life or success of business, with obvious exceptions such as competition not being a valid reason.
Our planning system is tedious, slow, costly and regardless of the size of the project it just takes one hoop one the other side of the country to delay the whole thing by years and end up in the high court.
I’d go so far as to say frivolous and malicious objections should be a criminal offense.
@Sean Fahey: hear hear
Was it not someone in Wicklow objecting to Apples planned development in Galway a few years ago and we wonder why everything takes forever ……
@Sean Higgins: And said Wicklow based objector also had land in their native county, which they were trying to build their own data centre on…..
@Stephen Small: And said objector drinks the odd time in Delgany village and is hissed at and reviled
@Stephen Small: Imagine that. No conflict of interests at all. Pretty sure that’s not why we have a planning system, for rivals to object under fake names.
@Sean Higgins: They were from Cork and proved that every man and woman in Ireland would end up paying carbon tax on the electricity they use. We have more data centres per person in Ireland cause we are so kind.
Amazing. One objector stops this, yet hundreds couldn’t stop development at St Anne’s Park?
@Al Moore: one objection has not stopped it, just put an obstacle in its way. It would only be stopped if An Bord Pleanála refuses it. Besides, planning issues are not a vote. It doesn’t matter how many people object, if there is no planning reason to refuse something it won’t be refused.
@Al Moore: I thought there was a shortage of places to live in Dublin? These apartments are being built beside St Anne’s Park, not inside it.
An taisce special agent?
This was how people would extort money out of developers back in the 80s.
No descision until April? For crying out loud, there must be some way of speeding up this kind of process. A fake objection and a 5 month wait is nonsense.
Picture This
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What’s the mystery? It’s IMC, who own the Savoy.
“Second Troika” needed to sort the “Planning HSE” …. “Official Objectors” …
Jail if you build your own house …. Breanndan Begley – Kerry
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/0219/1116382-breanndan-begley-kerry/
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