I do not think there is any desire for histrionics or panic anywhere in the Chamber, but we could be facing a sobering situation tomorrow, and it is no exaggeration to say that there are workers who have been listening to the media over the last few days in multinational companies, particularly American companies, right across Ireland who are very concerned. There are now more than 200,000 people in the United States, many of whom probably voted for President Trump, employed in Irish-owned companies in every single state.

Some 12,500 people are employed in Irish-owned companies in that state. Obviously, a significant part of this, and something that could, depending on the sector that people are in, have as much an impact on Irish workers and Irish jobs as the American tariffs, will be the potential for retaliatory action by the European Union.

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