Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the positive job creation measures on which the Government has embarked, particularly the work of IDA Ireland on foreign direct investment, for which it is to be congratulated. My colleague, the previous speaker, Deputy McGuinness, talks about how each IDA Ireland job costs in the region of €13,000 to bring about. Such investment is welcome and we need those jobs. The main focus of Government has been on that particular sector of the economy in the past number of years and we need to not ignore it, but certainly look at this area with a greater sense of urgency. While it is not relevant to this Bill, when we talk about IDA Ireland job creation I welcome the investment announced yesterday but question who identified what towns.

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