Paddy Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would like to develop a point I made. The Western Development Commission, Mr. Parnell said, is co-ordinating this. How does it do so? Mr. Parnell mentioned that the Western Development Commission co-ordinates either the rural initiative or the person himself or herself, a private individual who wants to develop something.

Secondly, what is the advantage of the Atlantic corridor in all this, in the scheme of things? Mr. Parnell mentioned that the Atlantic corridor runs from Kerry to Donegal. Is there a special grant people can get? Is it the Western Development Commission that provides the input into the western development corridor? What is the advantage of this over somebody on the east coast, for instance, setting up a business?