Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 5 October 2017
Public Accounts Committee
IDA - Financial Statement 2016
9:00 am
Mr. Martin Shanahan:
I understand. Our focus is on building out the business and technology parks we have first. We have not ruled out where else in Galway we might develop. In fact, our plan would be to develop significantly in Galway because we see it as very attractive location for investment. My job is to attract investment. Others have a significant role in terms of planning, how the city and the county of Galway are developed and how infrastructure is provided. I regularly engage with both the city and county managers, as does my team. There is undoubtedly a need for more impetus in how we address the issue because the alternative where we do not attract investment or rather it goes elsewhere, particularly where it goes outside the country, is not a good option from my perspective.
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