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

I will take on board the issue raised by Deputy Smith and will talk to the IDA about the data centre.

In response to Deputy Broughan, I have met the Fingal county manager, Mr. Paul Reid, to discuss development issues in Fingal. He sits on the Dublin regional action plan for jobs, which is an important driver of growth in north Dublin. I am very aware of the five business parks and greenfield site in Dublin, many of which are located near the Deputy's constituency. They include Blanchardstown, the Swords business park, Clonshaugh business park and the Belcamp business park, to which the Deputy has referred.

Fingal and south county Dublin own two further sites which are used by the IDA, namely, the IDA college business park in Blanchardstown which is overseen by Fingal County Council and the Grange Castle strategic site in South County Dublin. I will meet Mr Reid very soon. He is a very competent chief executive of the county council. I will make sure we discuss the matter to which the Deputy referred.

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