Mr. Kieran Mulvey:

Certainly on the day I was there, the mood was very positive. It was my first engagement and I probably operate by instinct most of the time. I have found great engagement and support and a great level of activity. Many ideas are floating around and I almost asked at one stage what they need me for. Many ideas were being brought forward in the midlands region and I found Bord na Móna, in particular, proactive. I will need more engagement from the ESB. It is also a matter of getting out to those companies already in the region that are sizeable employers and seeing what opportunities might be there. It will be also necessary to create more positivity. In addition, I will have to get information from the IDA and Enterprise Ireland. Not every call centre, online centre or depot has to be placed in Dublin.