Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Before I move on to the Fianna Fáil speakers, some of us met the chamber of commerce in Derry and we met with some people there who spoke to us on that very point. If we in the South are serious about the North, we should be looking at investing in job creation there. They pointed out to us that 40% of the workforce in the city of Derry comes from the Republic. Given the interactions there and the business around the port, there are many good things that could be done, even without a cross-Border body.