The Education Minister says the government did have a contingency plan for Donald Trump getting elected US President.
There's been fears over what a Trump administration will mean for Irish workers in the US.
Now the world has come to terms with the fact that Donald Trump is president, attention has been turning to his policies.
He appeared to row back on the wall with Mexico – saying some of it could be fence.
But Trump told CBS News he will get rid of illegal immigrants, potentially including thousands of Irish.
Internationally world leaders are trying to make the best of the situation.
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says he can't be pre-judged.
While Education Minister Richard Bruton says our government does have a contingency plan to deal with the election result.
It comes as the Finance Minister Michael Noonan has flown to the states to speak with business leaders.
