Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)

I thank the Ceann Comhairle. The pharmaceutical centre of excellence proposed by the GPCE company, to be based in Tralee with the potential to create a large number of much-needed jobs in the area is in danger of locating elsewhere due to the manner in which State employment and investment agencies have dealt with the proposal, with the possibility that the group involved may decide to locate its operations in Derry, despite having chosen Tralee as its first option when the project was first proposed in 2010; and the need for the Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation to engage proactively with the company to ensure this opportunity is not lost.

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