Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

Every day the House discusses the financial difficulties confronting this country and many others relating to public and private projects. I do not want to be dishonest and, therefore, securing money for an investment currently is a challenge in Ireland, as it is elsewhere.

I refer to the study the Deputy mentioned. The tax generated on an annual basis will be more than €200 million and 4,500 jobs created during construction.

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