Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Leitrim has received one of the lowest levels of grant aid in the State, which is indicative of a bigger problem. Leitrim has not had a single IDA Ireland client company visit in the past three years. There is a swathe of rural counties that is not receiving any visits from IDA Ireland client companies.

If they are not even receiving visits from these organisations, how in God's name are they expected to attract foreign direct investment? The Government must also recognise needs with regard to economic disadvantage, unemployment and deprivation and tackle those needs by focusing FDI visits to those areas.

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