Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

I was just making the point that clustering and getting critical mass is very important. In Galway, for example, it concerns medical devices and some areas of life sciences. They have international standing because of the size and scale they have achieved. So the clustering of companies is very important. Equally, the Government cannot dictate where a company locates. The IDA's first purpose is to attract foreign investment to Ireland and thereafter it tries to show potential investors where there may be a regional jobs deficit. Ultimately, however, it is the company that will decide where to locate. All the IDA can do is to point them towards Ireland.

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