Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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No, but it is associated with it. We should remember that some of the biggest companies and multinational corporations in the world, including Intel, were formed in a small office, a back garden or a shed and have grown to international standard.

There are opportunities now with the availability of innovation technology and telecommunications. It should be possible to create more opportunities in locations that were previously not accessible from the point of view of transport or other reasons. There are some tremendous industries in the Yukon based on technology and innovation that would not previously have been viable. They are mostly in the services sector but manufacturing is also possible. I hope the European Union and this country fully appreciates the opportunities that are possible in the area.