Garret Ahearn (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have a local question. I am conscious this is the last time Deputy Varadkar will be before the committee as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. I refer to the IDA Ireland site in Clonmel. The Minister met the chief executive of Tipperary County Council a year ago. The site is due to be developed between the county council and IDA Ireland. Due to Clonmel's success, phase 1 of the Questum building is completely full. The companies that started with one person have now expanded to a point where the building is not big enough for them and they need to move or go somewhere else. The quicker phase 2 of the Questum site is completed the better for the region. Clonmel has a history of creating employment to large companies locating in the area. The work done in the local enterprise office by Anthony Fitzgerald and others has made the site a real success. The concern is that when Deputy moves from a ministerial role to that of Taoiseach that he prioritises the site.