Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I assure the Deputy that we are putting our best foot forward in both bids, namely, the European Banking Authority and the European Medicines Agency. We feel that we have two credible bids. We are realistic, however, and we will most likely not get both although we feel that we have the ability, infrastructure, proximity and the capability to house both of them. At the moment, we are working and engaging with other member states and looking to see what is our best possible outcome. We will continue to work on those two credible bids until the vote in November.

On Tallinn and the digital summit, the Estonian Presidency has put forward an ambitious target and deadline with regard to the digital Single Market. We consider it important that there is an ambitious target and that we try to stick to it. The Commission has put forward a number of papers on cybersecurity. We also know that the free flow of data is important. We support all the work that is being done and will do what we can to ensure that it moves along as quickly as possible. Any barrier to doing business online is a barrier to development, growth and jobs. We see that clearly.

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