Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The IDA does not own the facility but it is selling it by promoting it, as is Enterprise Ireland, and I will make sure it is on the top of their list. We have an action plan for regional development in the area and we are pushing it as much as possible. I will take on board the Deputy's suggestion about Mullingar being a centre of excellence.

I visited Mullingar and I was very impressed by what is going on there in terms of the development of skills through the Education and Training Boards, ETBs, and the Athlone Institute of Technology. I am hopeful that we can secure a replacement industry at the location. I will do my best to ensure that happens. Senator Gabrielle McFadden has also spoken to me about this particular site, so it is high up on my list of targets.

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