Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

In view of the fact that quite a number of high-tech jobs were lost in the ten years prior to the downturn in the economy here and worldwide, has there been a specific identification of the issues which are causing some companies to relocate to other jurisdictions and have the findings been studied with a view to putting in place the necessary measures to encourage the retention of the maximum number of such jobs in this jurisdiction, while at the same time ensuring competitiveness is achieved to ensure a long-lasting impact?

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