Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There are serious questions to be answered by the Government regarding the policy that allowed that to happen and the cost of jobs, which I will not have time to address but which I will return to. It involves the cost of the creation of jobs under the IDA Ireland programme compared to the cost of the creation of jobs with the comharchumainn. It is a debate that needs to happen.

I note IDA Ireland's figures relating to regional development are positive and that it has moved beyond the 50% from outside Dublin. I welcome that. In respect of Galway west, one side of the city has done extremely well, which has led to huge problems. Mr. Shanahan is fully familiar with Parkmore. I presume the IDA Ireland owns that park and the businesses there provide huge employment - I think over 2,000 people are employed there, but there are major problems with traffic. I have some practical questions. Why did the IDA Ireland strategy not look at the west side of the city where councillors did their job and zoned land as industrial? Why has IDA Ireland not looked at that to balance the city? How did IDA Ireland continue to invite industry, which is very welcome, into a congested site that is creating huge problems for traffic?