Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The difficulty is that there is a long-term problem there, although I accept that a lot of progress has been made. Has the Minister pursued the appointment of an IDA regional manager for the south east and the establishment of a regional operation so that the IDA would be based in the community?

Can the Minister explain why Waterford was excluded from a series of "better business" seminars around the country? They are getting a huge response and I gather there was a very successful one in Limerick.

If we are taking seriously Waterford, its potential for jobs creation and business development and its status as a regional capital, why was it excluded from the roll-out of these seminars? Local businesses in Waterford might want to access some of the opportunities the Minister outlined. They could have come and engaged with the Department's agencies.

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