Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)

I am sure I will get an answer in due course because he is a busy man.

What is the IDA doing to attract industry to Longford and Westmeath? I know there has been much good news in Athlone and that is important because there have been significant job losses there. What has the IDA done for Longford and what has it done for Mullingar? There is an excellent, 75 acre, well-serviced site there. What is being done to attract industries in the fields of technology, pharmaceuticals and services? Westmeath County Council did much to facilitate the availability of the aforementioned site. Am I wrong in saying the centre of the country, the heart of the BMW region, Mullingar, is not on the map?

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