Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Of course, we are all local. I am from the south east, like Deputy Cullinane. I am from Kilkenny and he is from Waterford. We work together. We have a great facility in Belview Port, which I know is high in IDA Ireland's ranking. With Brexit coming and so on, the future of Belview Port looks rosy. We have land and Kilkenny County Council is on board. We have the services there, we have the roads, we are only an hour and a half from Dublin. We have the rail link and, when Brexit takes place, it will be the nearest port to the mainland of Europe. What is Mr. Shanahan's opinion on Belview Port?

Are we at disadvantage in the south east because we do not have a university? We have two institutes of technology but a lot of our graduates are going to Dublin, Limerick, Cork and Galway. Are IDA Ireland's businesses following graduates to where they are being educated? Do we miss out? We are behind as far as job creation is concerned.