Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Many of us were heartened last night to see on BBC's "Newsnight" programme that a London banking company said it is moving to Dublin. It is definitely coming to Dublin with approximately 140 jobs. That seems to be the message. Obviously, there will be swings and roundabouts in the circumstances we face. It was said we are in competition with Paris, Frankfurt, Bratislava, Malta and Madrid in respect of the provision of banking-related facilities in the European Union. Therefore, I wonder whether any special effort is being made in the City of London by the IDA.

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