Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I hear what the Minister is saying, but the simple question I have is how do we incentivise the private sector to consider investing in this part of the country where effectively we are looking at Google leaving? Everyone accepts that we face a huge challenge in the region in trying to stimulate employment creation. The public sector investment is welcome and I do not want to knock it, but if we are to create long-term sustainable jobs, we can only do so by growing and supporting existing and new businesses in the region. I have made a suggestion in a constructive manner that we look at how we can get people to focus on and look at the region. How do we do it if we will not do it this way? As we all accept that it needs to happen, how will it happen otherwise?