Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

As regards the Forfás function, to what extent does it have a role in trying to encourage certain types of industry to locate here, whether through the IDA or by encouraging Enterprise Ireland to go down particular tracks Forfás believes would be useful in terms of employment creation? Tremendous work has been done in this area and it is extremely important, given the changing nature of business and the world, that we are at the cutting edge in this regard. I ask Mr. Shanahan to comment.