Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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I want to move on. There is a strong difference between the services we provide and what we export. Exports are dropping because of the patent situation. My constituency and Deputy McGrath's constituency of Cork South Central are in the area in question. I am noting that some goods coming off patent, particularly in generic areas, are being manufactured by the same people who held the patent and in the same plants. I do no know how that will go in the long term. Services are seeing significant growth, but in what fields is that growth?