Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

The point is the IDA and Enterprise Ireland have the requisite resources to support an application being made to them. There is no problem in this regard. My agencies have the necessary resources and finance to support a viable strategic proposal. It is important to clarify again that there is no problem other than the viability of a business proposal must be such that it stands up. Were we to intervene on the basis of a motion, I would not want a situation to arise in which Deputies sought my resignation in six months' time, on the basis that I had made a bad business decision. I am not looking forward to such a debate and therefore——

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