John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I accept that good work was done on regional aid guidelines. The Minister has spent an awful lot of time on the south east. I accept that site visits have increased and unemployment figures have gone down significantly. I was trying to pinpoint one thing, and I think I got the answer I wanted from the Minister. This occurred back in 1996 when Deputy Bruton was Minister. Regardless of whether it was a coincidence, in many respects people pinpoint that date as the start of the decline in the city of Waterford, when the transfer of the manager or senior person to Cork took place. If the Minister is prepared to look at this in the structural review that is ongoing in the IDA, which is being conducted by Frank Ryan, I appreciate that. It is something that is absolutely necessary.