Mr. John Hughes:

For a number of years, the first issue raised with Ministers on global trade missions has been housing. This is followed by the issue of the energy grid and so on. Housing is a key draw for companies that come to regional locations. In the new IDA Ireland strategy, there are plans to work on further land and building projects, particularly through working with the local authorities to develop several advanced planning permits so all the planning will be in place in collaboration with IDA Ireland and the local authorities. I am aware there are nine proposed under the new IDA Ireland strategy, and these pertain to Letterkenny, Mayo, Tullamore, Mullingar, Kilkenny, Navan, Portlaoise, Tralee and Roscommon. These are nine partnerships between IDA Ireland and the local authorities to get to the level where planning permits are in place. When in place, the appropriate buildings, depending on the occupier, can be built and fitted out in quick order. I do not know whether colleagues from IDA Ireland would like to add anything.