Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want to ask the Minister to give his view on a comment made by Mr. Paul Mac Flynn from the Nevin Economic Research Institute during the previous session of today's meeting. He expressed his concern about the goal of the Northern Ireland Executive to compete with us when it came to attracting foreign direct investment. He referred in particular to the current plans to devolve and reduce corporation tax powers in Northern Ireland, which he views as a move away from all-island co-operation. He made the point that he would prefer to see us jointly develop innovation and industrial policies.