Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I understand the Taoiseach's response and where he is coming from on it and can only hope to try to encourage some new thinking in this regard. While I can understand building on what exists at present, surely there are centres at different locations around the State that would cry out for the opportunity to demonstrate their potential to succeed across the entire renewable energies sector. As for the encouragement of job creation, the expertise and acumen that has been developed out of the existing IFSC undoubtedly is transferable. It is not a case of individuals coming in off the street because they are trading globally and location is not an absolute requirement in respect of the Dublin docklands site. I put the proposition to the Taoiseach that there are areas of the country for which such an investment would make a huge and substantial difference to such a location such as, for example, anywhere across the institute of technology and university sites in cities and large towns. I put that proposition to the Taoiseach and ask him not to scotch or dismiss it. It is worth investigating. Is it not feasible to consider more than one location? In this, we might open the door for another set of heads and locations to present and show what they can do in this area.

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