Mr. Martin Shanahan:

I thank the Deputy. Once the Apple case has finished there will be lessons to be learned, some of which we are already aware of. As the Minister and I have outlined, there are several actions in train which should obviate something similar happening again, namely changes to the planning procedures and providing certainty on the timing outcome of decisions, rather than trying to influence the decision itself. Second, on data centres, I agree that they represent an opportunity for Ireland. It is something IDA Ireland continues to market. We have been very successful in recent years in attracting multiple data centres from different global brands. We are undertaking a national exercise to identify the most suitable sites, particularly with power available to them and the necessary utilities that would be ready for data centre occupation.

We will take the Deputy's comments on the Askeaton site on board. On Limerick more generally, the Deputy knows that Limerick has benefited significantly.