Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome our guests and thank them for their submissions which have been most interesting. I agree with Senator Hayden about identifying specific deficiencies in the regions, whether urban or rural. It is a work in progress and we must concentrate on it to ensure we have a balanced economic spread of development across the country. Some may be isolated and an anchor investor is required in those regions. I recall going to Germany a few years ago but I will not say how many.