Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion
Ms Mary Buckley:
What we always do when looking at advance factories, office spaces or anything like that, we check to see where the private sector has failed to invest and where there are locations that would be attractive from the perspective of FDI. We ran a pilot scheme in one location, Sligo, and that is up and running. Beyond that, we see that quite a number of hubs are available. If that were to change, we would review our plans. The private sector, some Government bodies, local authorities, etc., are involved in this area, so we do not currently see a requirement or a demand for us to do anything like that. I assure the Deputy that we always review the property landscape to see what is required and what meets the needs of our businesses into the future.