Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

I understand IDA Ireland does not want to sell short the county council which invested significantly in that site as part of an agreement. I accept people have different ideas and members of my party articulated to me that perhaps a different site should have been selected a number of years ago. I cannot retrospectively resolve that.

This is a major challenge. Ideally, securing that site would open up and pave the way for a more effective approach to attracting industry, and I must acknowledge that. However, one cannot state it is a matter for IDA Ireland alone. Locally, heads must be put together to see whether we can resolve it.

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