Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

The Minister is a good man who visits Tallaght occasionally. He helps create an awareness of the area's requirements and promotes the need for more jobs.

After Dublin and Cork, Tallaght is the third largest population centre in the State. Given the area's young population, with 25,000 young people still at school, we need to continue to apply pressure for further job creation, as I have done for the past three and a half years and intend to do in a positive manner in the 500 days leading up to the next general election. I hope the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin, as he travels from county to county, including Cork on occasion, will remember the many needs of Dublin South-West.

I remind Deputies that my constituency also includes Firhouse, Greenhills, Templeogue and Brittas.

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