The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton begins a 5 day investment mission in the US today.
Minister Bruton will be visiting New York and Boston as part of the visit.
He'll meet with over 40 companies that are considering investing and creating jobs in Ireland.
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The companies range from financial services, to life science firms and the technology and internet sectors.
The visit is part of the Government's action plan for jobs- which has seen the number of trade missions double since the coalition government took office in 2011.