Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy has the wrong take on this. We should never get to the stage of saying we are giving money to one side to the detriment of another. Grant money is not allocated on that basis. Enterprise Ireland or any agency would wisely work with all of the food companies in Ireland to add as much value as possible, within the jurisdiction. It will continually encourage companies to do added value projects within their portfolios and supports that. It would be wrong to suggest that because something happened in one side nothing should happen in any other. It does not mean——

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