1856. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the trade figures for May 2016 as published by the CSO on 12 August 2016, which show an increase of €19.237 billion in the value of Irish industrial exports in 2015 which was a 22.75% increase on the value of Irish industrial exports in 2014, if it was not the source or one of the sources of the distortion in the Irish GDP figure for 2015; the capacity issues, if any, being faced by export industries in terms of the increased pressure on transport infrastructure, ports and airports caused by this significant rise in the productivity of Irish exporters; the discussions his Department has had with other Departments and Ministers to tackle additional pressures on Irish transport infrastructure as a direct result of this increase in productivity; the number of jobs her Department estimates have been created as a direct result in the increase in value and productivity of Irish exports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25040/16]

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1856. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the trade figures for May 2016 as published by the CSO on 12 August 2016, which show an increase of €19.237 billion in the value of Irish industrial exports in 2015 which was a 22.75% increase on the value of Irish industrial exports in 2014, if it was not the source or one of the sources of the distortion in the Irish GDP figure for 2015; the capacity issues, if any, being faced by export industries in terms of the increased pressure on transport infrastructure, ports and airports caused by this significant rise in the productivity of Irish exporters; the discussions his Department has had with other Departments and Ministers to tackle additional pressures on Irish transport infrastructure as a direct result of this increase in productivity; the number of jobs her Department estimates have been created as a direct result in the increase in value and productivity of Irish exports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25040/16]

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