Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for her answer and note her statement that she wishes to ensure that eBay stays in Ireland. I do not think that is an issue. There is no question of its moving.

Dundalk is an area of considerable disadvantage but it has a very innovative and skilled workforce and lots of local leaders from the Institute of Technology, the economic forum, the local chambers and Louth County Council. It lies on the main corridor between Belfast and Dublin and is close to the airports and is in the Border region. There are other sites close to or in Dundalk and, while the Minister says it is up to the company to take its own decision, it can be influenced, as it was in the first instance to locate in Dundalk. I ask the Minister to look at the particular needs of this area and the success of this project and to give an assurance that she will do her utmost to ensure it stays where it is at the moment, or at least in the general Dundalk area.

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