Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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I totally agree with Dr. O'Brien, especially given the recent report that Donegal is the council that is failing the most in terms of delivery of housing. In the context of the infrastructural deficit in the likes of Donegal and across the west of Ireland, you cannot compare like with like in different areas.

I have one last question. Obviously the Central Bank is dealing with the issues of tariffs and I am sure they are far more across it than any of us. When you look at it on a European level, you talk about the concerns and how it could all impact on us. Given that our level of investment in R&D is lower than that of other European countries and heavy reliance on foreign direct investment, FDI, is there a concern that we will have greater exposure than other European countries depending on what happens with tariffs?