Mr. Martin Shanahan:

I will not go through the long list of FDI projects in the south east or the Deputy's county. He acknowledged that the number of jobs created was growing. That is positive and the more we can build clusters the more jobs that will be created. We have had some very strong announcements, particularly in Waterford, and that is the starting point in building a cluster. We have to continue to improve the attractiveness of the region relative to other options across all of the areas mentioned by the Deputy, whether it be infrastructure, providing a bigger base or the availability of skills. When I use the word "relative", I am referring not to other regions in Ireland but to everywhere else.