Deirdre Clune (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate Mr. Ryan and wish him well. He is very familiar with the work of the IDA. No doubt his 35 years of experience will be of enormous benefit, notwithstanding the previous comment by Deputy Lawlor. Like Senator Quinn, I would be interested to hear of what Mr. Ryan believes are the challenges.

I do not know if it is on his agenda but something that came up recently in Cork is the lack of availability of third generation office space. I know Mr. O'Leary has spoken about it publicly.

How serious an issue is that and does it constitute a blockage in this area? The property sector is in a state of flux but hopefully it is steadying and moving on to the next phase. The reports we have heard from city and county managers is that it is an obstacle to investment in the Cork area and I know that is also the case in the Dublin area. I would like to hear our guests' comments on that point. I wish them well.