Mr. Tony Neary:

I will start with Deputy Connolly's question about the transport mobility plan. The first assurance I will give is that from an industry point of view and certainly from Medtronic's point of view, we recognise we have a responsibility and we fully intend to meet all our responsibilities.

The Parkmore traffic action group has been active for a number of years. I sit on it myself and I always attend meetings, where possible, or send a delegate. I think that is also the case for most other industries there, in that the most senior person in Parkmore is the person who is the representative on the group.

On initiatives such as a cycling village, in Medtronic we established a team of active cyclists to design a cycling village that would meet the needs of cyclists and we constructed and built that. Members are more than welcome to come and see it at some stage. In response to requests we provided drying facilities, shower facilities, secure locking, subsidised cycling gear and active cycling days where we provide repair for bicycles. The response to that has been very positive.

As for car pooling, while we cannot control the road infrastructure, we could control our car parking space. All the parking spaces adjacent to each building, which have prime access to the road network, have been dedicated to car pooling. Consequently, anyone who wants to car pool can get a space in the best car parking locations we have.

The land for the new slip road has been given by both Medtronic and Merit Medical. We have an active forum within Medtronic where people can make suggestions about transport mechanisms to and from work. We recognise that we are part of the solution. I assure the committee that we will play an active role and I feel I can speak for every other industry based in Parkmore in that regard as well.

Deputy Grealish asked a question about new office space being built. I will not get into speculation about the usage of that but I can confirm it is being built right now. The size is roughly 300 office spaces. I believe it is due to come on stream in the summer.

I wish to respond to Deputy Canney's comments.

While I was not asked a direct question I would like to follow up by saying we need an overall strategic plan but small things can make a difference. As Mr. Finn mentioned the improvements last year have made a difference. When we say there were additional lanes it was movement of lanes. We moved road markings to allow additional access out but that made a difference. We need a long-term vision but we also need to do our day-to-day job and deliver small things every day.