Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I do. I do not accept that it is business as usual. If I look at the work that is under way, for example, in the context of the rural town development fund overseen by the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, I can already see the benefits it is having. That is not to mention the overall focus on four cities apart from Dublin and what this will do. There is a five-cities approach at the heart of all of this. This is before I get onto the work under way to develop our offshore wind potential. We had a very successful auction earlier in the year which I believe will have a significant effect on where the centre of economic gravity is in our country. I do not accept that it is business as normal. I support the work of the Minister, Deputies Humphreys, and the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, which will make a continued difference to the issue that Deputy Conway-Walsh is highlighting.